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Devices Flashcards

1
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Alliteration

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repetition of the same letter at beginning of words or syllables

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Anacoluthon

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lack of grammatical sequence; a change in the grammatical construction within the same sentence.

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Anadiplosis

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the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.

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Anaphora

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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

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Anastrophe

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inversion of usual word order

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Antistrophe

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repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

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Antithesis

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opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

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Aporia

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expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do.

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9
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Aposiopesis

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breaking off in the middle of a sentence

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Apostrophe

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addressing a person who is not present

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Archaism

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Use of an older or obsolete form.

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12
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Asyndeton

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omission of conjunctions

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13
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Assonance

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repetition of the same sound in words close to each other

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14
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Brachylogy

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a general term for abbreviated or condensed expression, of which asyndeton and zeugma are types. Ellipse is often used synonymously. The suppressed word or phrase can usually be supplied easily from the surrounding context.

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15
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Cacophony

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Harsh joining of words

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Catachresis

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a harsh metaphor involving the use of a word beyond its strict sphere.

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17
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Chiasmus

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“a-b-b-a” arrangement of words

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Climax

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arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. Often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word of the next.

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19
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Ellipsis

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omission of words

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20
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Euphemism

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substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.

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21
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Epiphora

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like anaphora except at the end of a sentence

22
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Hendiadys

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use of two nouns together to express a noun modified by an adjective

23
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Hypallage

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(“Exchanging”) transferred epithet; grammatical agreement of a word with another word which it does not logically qualify. More common in poetry.

24
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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

25
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Hyperbaton

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the arranging of words in a particular manner to produce an effect

26
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Hysteron proteron

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placing first what the reader might expect to come last

26
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Litotes

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use of a negative to express a strong positive

27
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Irony

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expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another.

28
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Metaphor

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implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words; the word is used not in its literal sense, but in one analogous to it.

29
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Metonymy

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substitution of one word for another that it suggests

30
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Onomatopoeia

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use of words that sound like their meaning

31
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Oxymoron

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use of an apparent contradiction

32
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Paradox

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an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it.

33
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Paronomosia

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use of similar sounding words; often etymological word-play.

34
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Parallelism

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two sentences have similar syntax.

35
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Paraprosdokian

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surprise or unexpected ending of a phrase or series.

36
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Personification

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attribution of human characteristics to something not human

36
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Pleonasm

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use of superfluous words

37
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Polysyndeton

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use of many conjunctions

38
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Praeteritio (=paraleipsis)

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pretended omission for rhetorical effect.

40
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Prolepsis (anticipation)

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use of a word sooner than it would logically appear

42
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Simile

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comparison using a word like sicut, similis, or velut

43
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Syllepsis

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use of a word with two others, with each of which it is understood differently.

44
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Synchysis

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Interlocked word order

45
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Synecdoche

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use of part to express a whole

46
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Syneisis (=constructio ad sensum)

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the agreement of words according to logic, and not by the grammatical form; a kind of anacoluthon

47
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Tautology

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repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence

48
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Tmesis

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the separation of a compound word into two parts

49
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Tricolon crescens (ascending tricolon)

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combination of three elements, increasing in size

50
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Zeugma

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use of one word in two different senses simultaneously

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