Rhetorical Terms S Flashcards

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Synchysis

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Interlocked word order

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Syllepsis

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The use of a word with two other words, with each of which it is understood differently
Ex: you held your tongue and the door for me

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Synecdoche

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Understanding one thing with another

Ex: come take a look at my new set of wheels

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Synesis

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The agreement of words according to logic, and not by the grammatical form
Ex: five and five is ten

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