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Syntax

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The order of words, phrases, and punctuation in a sentence

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Antithesis

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The placement of contrasting ideas

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Anaphora

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Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of consecutive sentences

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Juxtaposition

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A poetic device where two unassociated ideas are placed side by side

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Parallelism

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The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same

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Repetition

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A technique where sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis

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