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| repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of following clause |
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| the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses. This device produces a strong emotional effect, especially in speech. It also establishes a marked change in rhythm. |
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| repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order |
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| the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often used in parallel structure. The contrast may be in words or in ideas, or both. |
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| placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first. In grammar, this is the appositive or noun cluster. |
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| deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses. |
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| the ("criss-cross") reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses. It's similar to antimetabole in that it too involves a reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses, but it is unlike antimetabole in that it does not involve a repetition of words. |
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| arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance. |
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| deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context. |
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| repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause. |
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| repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| a scheme of parallel structure which occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length. (number of words or even number of syllables) |
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| similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word, phrases, or clauses. The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivalent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns with nouns, infinitives with infinitives, and adverb clauses with adverb clauses. |
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| insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentences. One obvious way to use parenthesis is to use the punctuation, parentheses. The others are commas, or dashes. |
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| repetition of words derived from the same root |
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deliberate use of many conjunctions.
The effect of it is to slow down the rhythm of the sentence. |
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| a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered |
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| appropriate to casual rather than formal speech |
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| serving to express strong disapproval |
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| characterized by great anger |
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| characterized by an extreme emotional outburst |
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| providing sympathy or encouragement |
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| self-righteous or unreasonable |
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| a sentence that makes a declaration |
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| a sentence that ask a question |
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| A sentence that gives advice or instructions or that expresses a request or command. |
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| A complete exclamation designed to express an emotional reaction |
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| A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate |
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| A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate |
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| A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses. |
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| A sentence with more than one independent clause |
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| compound-complex sentence |
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| a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. |
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| a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause |
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| a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows |
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| a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb |
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| A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and which express a complete thought |
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| The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
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| The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language |
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| A technique in writing in which the author temporarily interrupts the order, construction, or meaning of the writing for a particular effect |
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| framework of a work of literature; the organization or over-all design of a work |
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| Visually descriptive in a literary work |
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| the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers |
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| An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed |
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| The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid |
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| the justification of a claim |
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| add some information, evidence, or phrase in order to make it less general |
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| to provide evidence that alligns with the topic provided and tries to prove it right |
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| to provide evidence that is against the claim and tries to prove it wrong |
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| analysis of an argument in terms of its message (logos), audience (pathos) and presenter (ethos) |
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| Drawing a line under a word or phrase, esp. for emphasis |
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| A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker |
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| First, identify the authors claim. Then find the evidence through syntax and authors style. Finally, find the warrant of the authors argument. |
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| an authors use of writing in capital letters for emphasis or nomenclature |
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| A particular analysis of the system and structure of language or of a specific language |
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| Analysis does more than restate the content but examines the work for diction, syntax, and author's intent |
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