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archaic
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word which are less common in colloquial language
2
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hypophora
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question that is answered by the writer/speaker
3
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epistrophe
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repetition of lexis at the end of a sequence of clauses
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syntactic parallelism
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repetition of the same syntax
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apposition
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noun/noun phrase which is immediately followed by a noun or noun phrase for clarification
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article
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word use to modify a noun
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interrogative
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a question
8
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minor
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a grammatically incorrect sentence
9
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polysyndeton
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repition of ‘and’ in a sentence
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antithesis
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opposites within a clause
11
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fricatives
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alliteration of the letter f
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false starts
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starting a spoken sentence then re starting it
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intonation
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pitch in a spoken sentence
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stress
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emphasis on certain syllables in spoken language
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plosives
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harsh alliterations using ‘ p/b ’
