Antithesis
the contrast of thoughts in two phrases, clauses or sentences
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
"It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover” (Leonardo da Vinci).
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative” (Martin Luther King, Jr.).
Anaphora
deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Example: “But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; …when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of “nobodiness”–then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
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Antithesis
the contrast of thoughts in two phrases, clauses or sentences
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
"It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover” (Leonardo da Vinci).
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative” (Martin Luther King, Jr.).
Anaphora
deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Example: “But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; …when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of “nobodiness”–then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
Epistrophe
deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
Example: “For when we have faced down impossible odds, when we've been told we're not ready or that we shouldn't try or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can. It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation: Yes, we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights: Yes, we can.” – President Obama
Antimetabole
the identical or near identical repetition of words in one phrase or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause
Example: “We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” – President John F. Kennedy
Zeugma
A sentence construction in which a verb modifies two or more words in different ways
Example: “We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear and government surplus food.” - Sherman Alexie
“Someone sent me a T-shirt not long ago that read ‘Well Behaved Women Don’t Make History.’ They don’t make good lawyers, either, or doctors or businesswomen.” – Anna Quindlen
“Soldiers fight on their stomachs, but also on their toes and fingers and a decent night’s sleep.” - Mary Roach, Grunt