polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant
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You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).
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Euphemism
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Epiphora
a word or a phrase is repeated at the ends of successive clauses (could be in one sentence or multiple sentences).
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I am an American, he is an American, and everybody here is an American.
Example of \_________
Epiphora
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Formal diction
Contains language that creates an elevated tone.
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Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on
Example of \__________________
formal diction
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Hyperbole
exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect.
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My vegetable love should grow vaster than empires, and more slow.
Example of \_____________________________
Hyperbole
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Hypophora
a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.
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What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured." - Kurt Vonnegut
Example of \____________
Hypophora
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Idiom
a set expression or phrase, the phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply
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If we play our cards right, we may be able to find out when those whales are being released.
Example of an \_____
Idiom
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Imagery
the use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds by appealing to the five senses
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The wild gusts of cold wind pierced her body
Example of \_______
Imagery
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Invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
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I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.
Example of an \____________________
Invective
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Inverted syntax
a change in the pattern of words in the formation of a sentence
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Wept the bird, in the golden cage
Example of an \_____________
Inverted Syntax
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Jargon
the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade
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Musical jargon:
Allegro - Cheerful or brisk tempo. Coda - Ending section of music. Piano vs. forte- Quiet vs. loud.
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