Literary Devices Flashcards

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omnia possideat, non possidet aera

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chiasmus

ABBA

omnia and aera match in case contrast

omnia possideat, non possidet aera

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naturaque novat; nam

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alliteration

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sic rustica quondam fistula disparibus paulatim surgit avenis

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simile sic = thus

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lino medias et ceris alligat imas

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synchysis

ABAB

lino medias et ceris alligat imas

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ignarus sua se tractare pericula; ore renidenti modo

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foreshadowing irony

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patris impediebat opus

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word picture

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geminas opifex libravit in alas

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word picture

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