Fancy words to use for Hamlet part a Flashcards
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What is anastrophe
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The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses: “therefore our sometime sister, now our queen”
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What is the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
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Asndeton: “to die, to sleep – to sleep, perchance to dream”
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Describe the isolationary conduct of Hamlet’s language
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He is the most educated in rhetoric, using highly developed metaphors, whil at the same time managing to be precise and unflowery.
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What is circumlocution
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The use of many words when fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague.
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Energia
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Force or vigour of style
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Equivocation
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The use of ambitious language to conceal the truth or to avoidcommitting oneself.
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