Devices that Question Terms

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consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence. Dashes are often used to create this

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Parenthesis

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interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing, either present or absent. Main purpose is to vent or display emotion.

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Apostrophe

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A question that is not answered by the writer, mainly because the answer is obvious or obviously desired. The answer to this type of question is usually yes or no

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Rhetorical Question

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the use of words whose pronunciation imitates the intended sound they make

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Onomatopoeia

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The repetition of consonants at the start of consecutive words

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Alliteration

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The repetition of vowel sounds in consecutive words with different consonants

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Assonance

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A new word, expression, or usage

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Neologism

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Stopping and leaving a sentence unfinished

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Aposiopesis

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a noun or noun substitute placed next to (in apposition to) another noun to be described or defined

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Appositive

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finishing a sentence with a different grammatical structure from that with which it began

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Anacoluthon