rhetoric devices Flashcards

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anacoluthon

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change of construction in the same sentence, leaving the first part broken/unfinished (unlike aposiopesis, they continue with a new train of thought)

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anastrophe

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inversion of the usual word order

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antonomasia

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use of proper noun for common noun or vice versa

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apodosis

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conclusion of a conditional sentence (ex. if you… then i would…)

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