Litterary terms Flashcards
1
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Anaphora
A
Starting with the same word
2
Q
chiasmas
A
ABBA word order
3
Q
Figura Etymologica
A
Same Etymological root different words and meanings.
4
Q
Hendiadys
A
Juxtaposition of two nouns
5
Q
Homioteleuton
A
Same ending (sort of rhyming)
6
Q
Litotes
A
Double negative
7
Q
Metonymy
A
When you have a thing closely associated with another object.
8
Q
Pleonasm
A
Redundancy
9
Q
Polyptoton
A
Same word different meaning.
10
Q
Simile
A
Comparison using like or as
11
Q
Synchysis
A
An act of joining together ABAB
12
Q
Syncope
A
Pronunciation with omitted letters
13
Q
Synecdoche
A
Part of a whole
14
Q
Zeugma
A
Joining of words in an emotional manner.
15
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Alliteration
A
Words that start with the same sounding syllable.
