Style Devices Flashcards
Name the style device described below.
a pattern of repetition that occurs when a word, phrase, or clause appears at the beginning of syntactic units
anaphora
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a kind of parallelism or chiasmus used specifically to contrast opposite ideas
antithesis
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a figure of speech in which items in a coordinate series are conjoined by punctuation only (commas or semicolons) and the final conjunction (and, or) is omitted
asyndeton
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a figure of speech in which successive phrases, clauses, or whole sentences are written using identical sentence parts arranged in inverted order
chiasmus
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a pattern of repetition that occurs when a word, phrase, or clause appears at the beginning of one syntactic unit and again at the end of the next syntactic unit
epanalepsis
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a pattern of repetition that occurs when a word, phrase, or clause appears at the end of syntactic units
epistrophe
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a generic term for the use of individual words and phrases with rich connotations (emotional, sensory, or imaginative content)
evocative wording
word choice device; focus on connotation
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language that evokes one or more of the five senses (visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, or tactile)
sensory language/imagery
word choice device; focus on connotation
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a figure of speech in which something is compared to an unlike thing but the comparison is implied
metaphor
word choice device; focus on connotation
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a figure of speech in which successive phrases, clauses, or whole sentences are written using identical sentence parts arranged in the same order
parallelism/parallel structure
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a kind of metaphor in which a non-human is compared to a human, usually by giving it human qualities
personification
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a figure of speech in which items in a coordinate series are conjoined by conjunctions only, where normally punctuation would be used
polysyndeton
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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the general term for the regular recurrence of a word, phrase, clause, or whole sentence in a text
repetition
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
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a figure of speech in which something is compared to an unlike thing and the comparison is directly stated (often using like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems)
simile
word choice device; focus on connotation
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a pattern of repetition that occurs when a word, phrase, or clause appears at the beginning and at the end of syntactic units
symploce
word arrangement device; focus on emphasis
