Schemes Flashcards

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1
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A balance between contrasting ideas.

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Juxtaposition

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A contrast between the first of a work and the end of a work.

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Atithesis

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A controlling word that applies to two unconnected ideas/words.

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Zeugma

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The repetition of conjunctions at the beginning of phrases or clauses.

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Polysydeton

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Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of phrases or clauses

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Anaphora

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Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of phrases or clauses.

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Epistophe

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and end of the sentence.

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Epanalepsis

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Repetition at the end of one sentence and beginning of the next.

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Anadiplosis

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9
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Repetition of ideas in reverse grammatical order.

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Chiasmus

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10
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To reproach or reprimand.

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Epiplexis

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11
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Answers the questions immediately.

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Hypophora

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12
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Assert, support, or deny a synthesis/main point.

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Erotema

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13
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Words or phrases purposefully left out of a sentence because the meaning is easily implied.

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Elipsis

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14
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Words or phrases purposefully lacking conjunctions.

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Asyndeton

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15
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“Change of name”

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Metonmy

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16
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Part represents the whole.

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Synechdoche

17
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A pleasant way to say something that has a harsh or negative connotation.

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Euphemism