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figures of speech, zach t
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11th Grade
02/15/2012

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Anaphora
Definition

repetition of beginnings.

ex. I know it and he does too.

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Anastrophe
Definition

arrangement by reversal of order.

 ex. save it you can.

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Antithesis
Definition

repetition of words or ideas in a contrasting form

Ex. love is an ldeal thing, marrige is a real thing.

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Antanaclasis
Definition

Repetition in deifferent senses

Ex. Hes old, decrepitit, crusty.

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Asyndeton
Definition

absence of conjuntions in a clause.

Ex. Shrimp stew, shrimp soup, shrimp gumbo, shrimp kabobs.

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Auxesis
Definition

arrangement by ascending importance.

Ex. its a well hit ball, its a long drive down feild, it might have the distance, its a home run!!!

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Chiasmus
Definition

Repitition of a similar idea in inverted order.

Ex. nice to see you, to see you nice.

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Ellipsis
Definition

omission

Ex. wise men talk because they have something to say, fools say something becase they need to talk.

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Epanorthosis
Definition

addition by correction

Ex. it was windy this morning, well more like howling this morning.

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Epizeuxis
Definition

Repetition imediatly

ex. strong men also cry, strong men also cry

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Erotema
Definition

asking questions to affirm or deny a point.

ex. is the pope catholic?

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Isolcolon
Definition

repetiton of gramitacal forms.

Ex. i scream, you scream, we all scream, icecream!

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Parenthesis
Definition

addition of a pop up idea.

Ex. The english "it must be owned" are a rather foul mouthed nation.

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Polysyndeton
Definition

addition of conjunctions

Ex. she carried him, gave birth to him, raised him, and watched him grow.

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Zeugma
Definition

omission of a verb in a parallel phrase.

Ex. hecarried the torch, and with it thousands of years of tradition.

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Antimetabole
Definition

repetition of success clauses in reverse grmatical order.

Ex. i didnt hit the rock the rock hit me.

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