Notes 21,22,23,24, Flashcards

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Anaphora

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In writing or speech, the repetition of the first part of the scene is in order to achieve an artistic affect is known as Anna fora possibly the oldest literary device, has its roots in biblical songs used to emphasize certain words or phrases. Gradually Elizabethton and Roman words brought this device in to practice

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Epistrophy

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Is derived from a Greek word that means turning up on which indicated the same word at the end of each sentence. Epistrophy is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the cause, or sentence.

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Asyndeton

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It is a stylistic device used for literature and poetry to unintentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases in the senses, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy

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Polysyndeton

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The term comes from a Greek word meaning “band together”. It makes use of coordinating conjunctions like and, or, but, and nor

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