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1
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paranomasia

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the word that have multiple meanings or sound alike (denial aint the river in egypt)

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double entandre

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phrase understood two ways, mostly sexual

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zeugma

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same word joins two parts of a sentence, literally and metaforically

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apostrophe

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sudden turn from the audience to adress a person or something, usually absent (death, be not proud)

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5
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exclamation

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sudden turn from the audience but not a direct adress (my love sprung only from my hate)

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retorical question

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no answer is required

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oxymoron

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descriptive phrase combing two terms that seem mutually exclusive

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paradox

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an apparently contradictory (no news is good news)

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hyperbole

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exaggeration (haven’t seen you in ages)

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meiosis

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degrading epithet, belittlement

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litotes

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denying the opposite (not very clever)

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12
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irony

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conveying the opposite meaning of the literal definition

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sarcasm

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heavy verbal irony, mocking

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euphemism

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substitution of something offensive for non-offensive ( he passed away)

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periphrasis

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replacement of a single word by several which together have the same meaning

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16
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allusion

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a short informal reference

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17
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synestesia

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using one sense to provoke another

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parallelism

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similarity of structure (I went, I talked, i slept and went)

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antithesis

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contrasting relationship between two ideas

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20
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climax

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arrangement of words in order to create a power

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21
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anti-climax

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building is cut before reaching the climax

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22
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pleonasm/tavtology

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the same idea is repeated (our bar isn’t open now because it is closed)

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23
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hyperbation

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inversion of customary word order

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24
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epizeuxis

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immediate repetition

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25
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anaphora

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repetition at the begining

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epiphora

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repetition at the end

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27
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symploche

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combination of anaphora and epiphora

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28
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epanalepsis

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repetition at the beginning and at the end

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29
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anadiplosis

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repetition of the last word at the beginning of the next

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30
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polyptoton

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repetition of the word derivated from the same root

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31
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chiasmus

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the idea in a reverse order

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32
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refrain

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repetition of a phrase

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33
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polysyndeton

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repetition of the conjunctions

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34
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asyndeton

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lack of conjunctions

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35
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aposiopesis

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deletion of an important word

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36
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ellipsis

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words left out on purpose

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37
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paralipsis

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the impression that something is skipped but in fact it is not

38
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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant or vowels ( Big Bang)

39
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consonance

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repetition within two words (The string is strong)

40
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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds ( hot-dog, not-wrong)

41
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onomatopoeia

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animal natural sounds

42
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enjambment

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a part that carries on to the next line

43
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caesura

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a short pause in a metric line due to punctuation

44
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epithet

A

non common adjective to a certain noun

45
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synecdoche

A

substitution of quantities or numbers

46
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anatomasia

A

substitution of a common and proper name (a real Mozart, a philosopher)

47
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the word that have multiple meanings or sound alike (denial aint the river in egypt)

A

paranomasia

48
Q

phrase understood two ways, mostly sexual

A

double entandre

49
Q

same word joins two parts of a sentence, literally and metaforically

50
Q

sudden turn from the audience to adress a person or something, usually absent (death, be not proud)

A

apostrophe

51
Q

sudden turn from the audience but not a direct adress (my love sprung only from my hate)

A

exclamation

52
Q

no answer is required

A

retorical question

53
Q

descriptive phrase combing two terms that seem mutually exclusive

54
Q

an apparently contradictory (no news is good news)

55
Q

exaggeration (haven’t seen you in ages)

56
Q

degrading epithet, belittlement

57
Q

denying the opposite (not very clever)

58
Q

conveying the opposite meaning of the literal definition

59
Q

heavy verbal irony, mocking

60
Q

substitution of something offensive for non-offensive ( he passed away)

61
Q

replacement of a single word by several which together have the same meaning

A

periphrasis

62
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a short informal reference

63
Q

using one sense to provoke another

A

synestesia

64
Q

similarity of structure (I went, I talked, i slept and went)

A

parallelism

65
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contrasting relationship between two ideas

A

antithesis

66
Q

arrangement of words in order to create a power

67
Q

building is cut before reaching the climax

A

anti-climax

68
Q

the same idea is repeated (our bar isn’t open now because it is closed)

A

pleonasm/tavtology

69
Q

inversion of customary word order

A

hyperbation

70
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immediate repetition

71
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repetition at the begining

72
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repetition at the end

73
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combination of anaphora and epiphora

74
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repetition at the beginning and at the end

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epanalepsis

75
Q

repetition of the last word at the beginning of the next

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anadiplosis

76
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repetition of the word derivated from the same root

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polyptoton

77
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the idea in a reverse order

78
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repetition of a phrase

79
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repetition of the conjunctions

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polysyndeton

80
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lack of conjunctions

81
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deletion of an important word

A

aposiopesis

82
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words left out on purpose

83
Q

the impression that something is skipped but in fact it is not

A

paralipsis

84
Q

repetition of initial consonant or vowels ( Big Bang)

A

alliteration

85
Q

repetition within two words (The string is strong)

A

consonance

86
Q

repetition of vowel sounds ( hot-dog, not-wrong)

87
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animal natural sounds

A

onomatopoeia

88
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a part that carries on to the next line

A

enjambment

89
Q

a short pause in a metric line due to punctuation

90
Q

non common adjective to a certain noun

91
Q

substitution of quantities or numbers

A

synecdoche

92
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substitution of a common and proper name (a real Mozart, a philosopher)

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anatomasia

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