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12th Grade
05/06/2013

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Anaphora
Definition
Repetition of beginnings.
ex. Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!
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Anastrophe
Definition
Arrangement by reversal of order.
ex. Yoda: Joined the Dark Side, Dooku has. Lies, deceit, creating mistrust are his ways now.
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Antanaclasis
Definition
The repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance.
ex. While we live, let us live.
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Antimetabole
Definition
Repetition of successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.
ex. I know what I like, and I like what I know
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Antithesis
Definition
Repetition of words or ideas in contrasting juxtaposition.
ex. Many are called, but few are chosen.
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Asyndeton
Definition
Omission of conjunctions from clauses.
ex. I came, I saw, I conquered.
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Auxesis
Definition
Arrangement by ascending importance.
ex. Look at this wound!
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Chiasmus
Definition
repetition of ideas in inverted order.
ex. But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er
Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strongly loves.
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Zeugma
Definition
Def. Omissions of a verb from parallel clauses.
EX. He arrived in a taxi and a hurry.
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polysyndeton
Definition
Def. Addition of conjunctions.
EX. He ran and jumped and laughed for joy.
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Parenthesis
Definition
Def. Addition of "pop up" idea.
EX. William Smith (you must no him) is coming tonight.
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Isolcolon
Definition
Def. Repetition of grammatical forms
EX. Government of the people by the people for the people shall not parish from this earth.
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Erotema
Definition
Def. Asking a question to affirm or deny a point.
EX.An example would be a rhetorical question
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Epizeuxis
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Def. Repetition immediately
EX. Alone, alone all all alone.
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Epanorthosis
Definition
Def. Addition by correction(sometimes form of parenthesis).
EX. Thousands nay millions.
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Ellipsis
Definition
Def. omission
EX. a mark or series of marks such as (...).
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