List #5 Flashcards
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Parallel structure
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The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures
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Polysyndeton parallel structure
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A sentence which uses a conjunction with no commas to separate the item in a series
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Loose sentence
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One in which the main clause come first, followed by further dependent grammatical units
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech that used an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
