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AP Junior English Vocab. Words (Words of Rhetorical Pattern)
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English
11th Grade
08/18/2009

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Alliteration
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the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
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Anaphora
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the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start of successive clauses
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Asyndeton
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a style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
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Balance
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constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance
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Chiasmus
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a literary scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts in a particular order, then later repeats those terms or similar ones in reversed or backwards order
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Parallelism
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when the writer establishes similar patterns of grammatical structure and length
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Polsyndeton
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employing many conjunctions between clauses, often slowing the tempo or rhythm
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