Syntax (DIDLS)

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To achieve certain artistic effort like mood (how the audience/reader feels), tone (author's attitude), etc

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Juxtaposition

Putting images/words/ideas side by side in order to CONTRAST them

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Rhetorical Question

Q question that expects no answer (obvious or implied)

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Repetition

Repeating a word, phrase, images, or idea

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Parallel Structure

Repetition of words/phrases/ideas in which each item in the series is grammatically equal

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Anaphora

Repetition of word/phrase at the beginning of successive sentences of clauses

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Antithesis

Contrasting or opposing ideas in adjacent (usually parallel) phrases, clauses, or sentences

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Understatement

When an author assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves