Exact def 32-50 syntax lang

Catacheresis

use wrong word for wrong context, and seems like a crazy metaphor

Anadiplosis

last word in sentence starts the beginning of the next

Polysyndeton

repetitive use of conjunctions in close succession

Asyndeton

purposefully not using conjunctions between coordinate phrases and clauses aka no FANBOYs

Praeterito

a strat in argument where say smth can’t be discussed

Litotes

using an understatement for effect. It can be a double neg to make it ironic

Bathos

DON’t CONFUSE WITH PATHOS. When writers is trying too hard to be passionate

Onomatopeia

use of words to imitate natural sounds

Archetype

the base for characters and symbols. Later stories and info based on this

Aphorism

a brief statement that expressed an observation on life in a witty or concise manner

Synesthesia

describe one kind of sense by using words that would normally describe another sense

Cacophony

harsh discordance of sound, dissonance AKA bad sound

Double Entendre

has 2 meanings or be understood in 2 diff ways

Paradox

seems untrue at surface, but is still true

Oxymoron

strong juxtaposition of words

Idiom

an expression that has a spec meaning to a group of people and never means what it explicitly says

Euphemism

say smth harsh or uncomfortable in a gentle manner

Epithet

rename

Exigence

what prompt