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| similar sentence (syntactical) structure. |
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| contrasting relationships between two ideas by putting them together. |
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| Putting a noun before an adjective. |
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| inserted as an aside in the middle of a sentence using parenthesis, commas, or dashes. |
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| a noun placed next to another to describe or define that noun. |
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| omission of a word understood in context. |
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| omitting conjunctions to ensure a list goes on even when it doesn't. |
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| the recurrence of initial consonant sounds. |
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| the repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of a phrase, clause, or sentence. |
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| Repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end. |
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| Repeats the last word at or very near the beginning of the next. |
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| arranging words in the order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis. |
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| repeated in reverse for emphasis. |
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| words with the same root but different endings. |
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| A comparison made by referring to one thing as another. |
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| An explicit comparison using "like" or "as". |
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| Naming a art from a whole |
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| Referring to a noun by naming one of its attributes. |
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| Substitution of one part of a speech for another |
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| substituting a proper name with a descriptive one. |
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| giving inanimate object human qualities |
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| a question with no answer |
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| Deliberate understatement. |
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| Speaking in a way to imply the opposite of what's actually said. ; sarcasm |
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| words that spell out sounds |
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| two opposing words placed next to each other. |
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