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1
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alliteration

A

the repetition of initials sounds

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anaphora

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quick repetition of words or phrases within a short span of text

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3
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apostrophe

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sudden direct address of somebody or something not present

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4
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assonance

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repetition of vowel or syllables

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5
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asyndeton

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omission of conjunctions where you might logically expect them

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enjambment

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delay of the final word or a sentence or clause until the beginning of the next verse

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7
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hyperbole

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extravagant exaggeration

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litotes

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intentional understatement, often with double negatives

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metonymy

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word or phrase used to suggest another with which it is closely related

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10
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ononmatopoeia

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use of words whose sounds mimic their meanings

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polyptoton

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repetition of same words or words with the same root

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polysyndeton

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abundance of conjunctions (opposite of asyndeton)

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synecdoche

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metonymy in which a part is named in place of an entire object

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14
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transferred epithet

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application of an adjective to one noun when it logically applies to another

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tricolon crescens

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series of three or more phrases of increasing length or development

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16
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word picture

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arrangement of words that mimics the image being described

17
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the repetition of initials sounds

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alliteration

18
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quick repetition of words or phrases within a short span of text

19
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sudden direct address of somebody or something not present

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apostrophe

20
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repetition of vowel or syllables

21
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omission of conjunctions where you might logically expect them

22
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delay of the final word or a sentence or clause until the beginning of the next verse

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enjambment

23
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extravagant exaggeration

24
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intentional understatement, often with double negatives

25
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word or phrase used to suggest another with which it is closely related

26
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use of words whose sounds mimic their meanings

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ononmatopoeia

27
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repetition of same words or words with the same root

A

polyptoton

28
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abundance of conjunctions (opposite of asyndeton)

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polysyndeton

29
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metonymy in which a part is named in place of an entire object

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synecdoche

30
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application of an adjective to one noun when it logically applies to another

A

transferred epithet

31
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series of three or more phrases of increasing length or development

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tricolon crescens

32
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arrangement of words that mimics the image being described

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word picture

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