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enargia

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visually powerful description that vividly recreates smt

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2
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anadiplosis

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repetition of last word in previous clause

(general who became slave, slave who became …)

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3
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figurative language

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words/sentences not using strict/realistic meaning

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4
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epistrophe

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repetition of word at the end of successive clauses/sentences

(for the people, by the people)

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5
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rhetorical question

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question for dramatic effect

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6
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juxtaposition

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two things placed together with contrasting effect

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7
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sibilance

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hissing sound

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8
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polysyndeton

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number of conjunctions in close succession

(neither rain NOR fire NOR water)

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9
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anaphora

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repetition of word/saying at beginning of sentences

(we cannot…
we cannot…)

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10
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allusion

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implied reference

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11
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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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12
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tricolon

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group of 3 words/phrases similar in length/structure

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13
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synecdoche

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figure of pseech where part is made to represent whole

(hand in marriage where hand = you)

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14
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tone

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accent/pitch of voice to express smt

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15
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syntax

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arrangment of words for well formed language

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16
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hyperbole

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exaggerated statement for emphasis

17
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antanaclasis

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repetition of word within sentence where second use of word has different meaning

18
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paralipsis

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brief mention to rhetorically emphasize whats omitted

19
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assonance

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closely similar sounds (vowels)

20
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asyndeton

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absence of conjunction between parts of a sentence

21
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concession

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where speaker recognizes opponent’s point

22
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ethos

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character appeal

23
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logos

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logical appeal

24
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pathos