restatement Flashcards
anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
symploce
Figure of repetition that combines Anaphora and Epistrophe in which the first and last word or words in one phrase, clause, or sentence are repeated in one or more successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
anadiplosis
repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next
condiplicatio
Figure of repetition in which the key word or words in one phrase, clause, or sentence is/are repeated at or near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases;
epanalepsis
Figure of emphasis in which the same word or words both begin(s) and end(s) a phrase, clause, or sentence
diacope
hetorical device that involves the repetition of words, separated by a small number of intervening words.
epizeuxis
a form of repetition in which a word is repeated immediately for emphasis
antimetable
Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause
scesis onomaton
rhetorical technique consisting of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives.