Rhetoric Terms Flashcards
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The use of the same language at the end of one sentence or clause and at the start of the next - an ABBC pattern.
Anadiplosis
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Repetition of the same words at the start of consecutive sentences or clauses.
Anaphora
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Words appear in unexpected order – in English, usually a departure from the conventional subject-verb-object syntax.
Anastrophe
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The deliberate breaking off of a sentence, leaving it unfinished.
Aposlopesis
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The omission of a conjunction where it might have been expected.
Asyndeton
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Words or other elements are repeated, but their order is reversed.
Chiasmus
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Repetition of a word or phrase, with each instance separated by other words.
Conduplicatio
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The deliberate omission of expected words to achieve a desired effect.
Ellipsis
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The same word or phrase is used at the beginning and end of a sentence (or set of sentences).
Epanalepsis
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a series of sentences or clauses.
Epistrophe
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The repetition of individual words in immediate succession.
Epizeuxis
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A question that does not call for a reply.
Erotema
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A speaker asks a question, then answers it.
Hypophora
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The use of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases similar in length and parallel in structure.
Isocolon
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A speaker avoids making an affirmative claim directly and instead denies its opposite.
Litotes
