English Rhetoric Flashcards by Leland B | Brainscape

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repetition at the start

A

anaphora

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repetition at the end

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epistrophe

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Q

repetition at the start and end

A

symploce

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repeating the ending at the beginning

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anadiplosis

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repetition at the root

A

polyptoton

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Q

parallel structure

A

isocolon

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Q

reversal of structure

A

chiasmus

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inversion of words or unexpected word order

A

anastrophe

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Q

using extra conjunctions

A

polysyndeton

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leaving out conjunctions

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asyndeton

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leaving out worsd

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ellipsis

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Q

saying things by not saying them

A

praeteritio

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Q

breaking off in midstream

A

aposiopesis

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correcting oneself

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metanoia

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Q

rhetorical uses of the negative

A

litotes

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Q

rhetorical questions

A

erotema

Q

asking questions and answering them

A

hypophora

Q

anticipating objections and meeting them

A

prolepsis