What is parallelism?
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Emphasizes similarities and connections: BALANCE, RHYTHM, REPETITION
Define isocolon.
Stacatto(choppy), commas Use of parallel elements similar not only in structure but also in length
Contributes to the rhythm of sentences
What is antithesis?
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
Emphasizes dissimilarities and contraries; produces the quality of an aphorism
Explain anastrophe.
Yodaism: Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Effective for gaining attention and securing emphasis
parenthesis
Insertion of a verbal unit that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of a sentence
Allows the author’s voice to comment or editorialize
Define ellipsis.
Deliberate omission of a word or words readily implied by the context(…)
An artful means of securing economy of expression
What is asyndeton?
A list without conjunctions
Produces a hurried rhythm in the sentence
What is alliteration?
Repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words
Contributes to euphony and is sometimes used for humorous effect
Define anaphora.
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses
We shall not flag or fail.
We shall go on to the end.
We shall fight in France,
What is epistrophe?
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
Sets up pronounced rhythm and secures special emphasis
Explain epanalepsis.
Repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause
Gives language an appearance of emotional spontaneity
Polysyndeton
A lot of conjunctions:
the opposite of asyndeton: polysyndeton is the deliberate use of many conjunctions. Suggests flow or continuity in some instance, special emphasis in others:
Anadiplosis
repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause.
Climax
arrangement of words, phrases or clauses in an order of increasing importance:
Antimetable
repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order. Produces the impressive turn of phrase typical of an aphorism:
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
Metaphor
an implied comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common; a comparison of two things without using the words
Simile
an explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common; comparison of two things using either “like” or “as”.
Synechdoche
Opposite of metonymy:
a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole is used to represent a part. Here are some examples
Metonymy
Opposite of Synecdoche, substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant:
Hyperbole
the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. Hyperbole can be a serviceable figure of speech if we learn to use it with restraint and for a calculated effect. Under the stress of emotion, it will slip out naturally and seem appropriate. Original and unique hyperboles will produce the right note of emphasis:
Puns
Puns- generic name of those figures which make a play on words.
Paronomasia
(DIFF WORDS -SOUND ALIKE). use of words alike in sound but different in meaning: THINK Homophones
Antanaclasis
(SAME WORD; DIFF MEANING) repetition of a word in two different senses:
Periphrasis
substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a phrase of a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name:
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