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What is an anaphora ?
Repetition of a word or a group of words in the beggining of several sentences.
What is a cataphora ?
The use of a pronoun before the thing or the person it is refered to. Gives an impression of repetition.
What is a polyptoton ?
Figure of repetition based on the use of a word in different grammatical forms.
What is a alliteratation ?
Repetition of a consonant sound.
What is an assonance ?
Repetition of a vowel sound.
What is an oxymoron ?
Two words of opposite senses linked together. (the words need to be next to eachothers)
What is an antiphrasis ?
Use of a word when we actually mean the opposite (irony)
What is an antithesis ?
Two opposite concepts linked together.
What is a chiasmus ?
Figure that consists in crossing two structures. (AB/BA)
What is an allegory ?
Symbolic representation
What is a metonymy ?
The use of a term to represent a whole idea
What is an epanorthosis ?
Correction of an affirmation because it is not striking enough.
What is a preterition ?
Enlighting something by saying we are not going to talk about it.
What is a litote ?
Easing the expression of one thoughts.
What is an euphemism ?
Easing the expression of one thoughts because it is too shocking.
Repetition of a word or a group of words in the beggining of several sentences.
anaphora
The use of a pronoun before the thing or the person it is refered to. Gives an impression of repetition.
cataphora
Figure of repetition based on the use of a word in different grammatical forms.
polyptoton
Repetition of a consonant sound.
alliteratation
Repetition of a vowel sound.
assonance
Two words of opposite senses linked together. (the words need to be next to eachothers)
oxymoron
Use of a word when we actually mean the opposite (irony)
antiphrasis
Two opposite concepts linked together.
antithesis
Figure that consists in crossing two structures. (AB/BA)
chiasmus
Symbolic representation
allegory
The use of a term to represent a whole idea
metonymy
Correction of an affirmation because it is not striking enough.
epanorthosis
Enlighting something by saying we are not going to talk about it.
preterition
Easing the expression of one thoughts.
litote
Easing the expression of one thoughts because it is too shocking.
euphemism
