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anadiplosis
a repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
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ex; “the laughter had to be gross or it would turn to sobs, and to sob would be to realize, and to realize would be to despair”
“dont you surrender! suffering breeds character, character breeds faith, in the end faith; in the end faith will not disappoint”
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ex; “the laughter had to be gross or it would turn to sobs, and to sob would be to realize, and to realize would be to despair”
“dont you surrender! suffering breeds character, character breeds faith, in the end faith; in the end faith will not disappoint”
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antanaclasis
using the same word in two different meanings--repetition of a word in two different senses
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“if we don’t hang together, we will hang separately”
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“although we’re apart, you’re still a part of me”
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“if we don’t hang together, we will hang separately”
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“although we’re apart, you’re still a part of me”
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antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
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“thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
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“our knowledge seperates as well it unites; our orders disintegrate as well as bind; our art brings us together and sets apart”
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“thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
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“our knowledge seperates as well it unites; our orders disintegrate as well as bind; our art brings us together and sets apart”
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chiasmus
reversal or crossing of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
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“by day the frolic, and the dance by night”
“people the world over have always been more impresses by the power of our example than by the example of our power”
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“by day the frolic, and the dance by night”
“people the world over have always been more impresses by the power of our example than by the example of our power”
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ellipsis
deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context.
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“rape is the sexual sin of the mob, adultery of the bourgeoisie, and incest of the aristocracy”
“the masters degree is awarded by 74 departments, and the phd by sixty.
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“rape is the sexual sin of the mob, adultery of the bourgeoisie, and incest of the aristocracy”
“the masters degree is awarded by 74 departments, and the phd by sixty.
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epistrophe
reprtition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses, the opposite of anaphora
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“ill have my bond” speak not against my bond! i have sworn an oath that i will have my bond”
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“we cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another”
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“ill have my bond” speak not against my bond! i have sworn an oath that i will have my bond”
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“we cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another”
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epanalepsis
repition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning
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“blood hath brought blood, blows have answered blows, strength matched with strength, power confronted with power”
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“possessing what we were still unpossessed by, possessed by what we now no more possessed.”
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“blood hath brought blood, blows have answered blows, strength matched with strength, power confronted with power”
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“possessing what we were still unpossessed by, possessed by what we now no more possessed.”
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inverted syntax
reversing the normal word order of a sentence
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“never was seen so black a day as this”
“size matters not, look at me. judge me by size, do you?”
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“never was seen so black a day as this”
“size matters not, look at me. judge me by size, do you?”
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rhetorical question
a question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point, no answer being expected
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polyptoton
repitition of words derived from the same root
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“but alas…the gate is narrow, the threshold high, few are chosen because few choose to be chosen”
“with eager feeding food doth chose the feeder”3q
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“but alas…the gate is narrow, the threshold high, few are chosen because few choose to be chosen”
“with eager feeding food doth chose the feeder”3q