6 Flashcards
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Epanslepsis
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Device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated both at the beginning and at the of the line.
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Allegory
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A story or poem in which characters, settings and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities
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Litotes
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A form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized throught the negation of a negative form
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Telegraphic sentence
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A sentence shorter than 5 words
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Hortatory sentence
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A statement urging others to join in se action similar to 1st person imperative commanding oneself and ones associates to join in some action.