| Term | Definition |
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| Alliteration | a series of words that begin with the same sounds |
| Sibilance | a series of words that use the S sound (like an alliteration) |
| Allusion | a reference to another work or moment in history |
| Anaphora | a repetition of the same word multiple times |
| Apostrophe | a break in the narrative to address a person |
| Assonance | the same vowel sound repeated any where in a word |
| Asyndeton | omission of a word to portray and express strong emotion or livliness |
| Conotation | an underlying meaning not directly referenced by a word |
| Ellipsis | exclusion of words necessary for construction to add dramatic effect |
| Euphemism | replacement of a phrase |
| Figurative Lang | includes: metaphors, similes, personification, epic similes |
| Hendiadys | a noun used to describe another noun (ex. waste basket) |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration for effect |
| Litotes | understatement for effect |
| Metonamy/ Synechdoche | a set of words used to replace (ex. my crib, roof over my head) |
| Onomonophea | a word used that sounds like the meaning |
| Oxymoron | two contradicting words placed together |
| Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but reveals truth |
| Polysyndeton | a deliberate slowing down by a piling up of conjunctions |
| Rhetorical Question | a question that expects no answer |
| Tmesis | separating 2 parts of a compound word (ex. un-freakin-believable) |
| Transferred Epitat | application to significant modifier to a words other than the one to when it actually appears (ex. a long and weary road, careless error) |
| Vivid Particularization | concrete or specified description |
| Zeugma | when a verb takes 2 subjects/dos that cause a different meaning (ex. we raised the flag and our hopes) |
| Chiasmus | a criss cross word order (ABBA) |
| Syncheyois | interlocked meaning (ABAB) |
| First and Last Word Order | for separation |
| Framing | shows midpoint most important |
| Juxiposistion | two words/phrases placed together |
Combine with other sets
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