Set: Gaither Literary Devices Fall Exam

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Term Definition
Personification Giving human characteristics to an inantimate object
Hyperbole Exaggeration for effect
Anaphora Repetition of initial words
Chiasmus Reversal of corresponding parts
Juxtaposition Placement of words next to each other for effect
Synecdoche A part represents the whole
Transferred Epithet Adjective Modifying one word that actually modifies another
Synesis Agreement by sense rather than strict rule (We are disappointed by Congress; they never accomplish anything)
Litotes Use of negative to create an understatement (Today will not be warm)
Synchesis Interlocked word order
Hendiadys Two words parallel when subordination would be more appropriate (The desks and the students were filled with books)
Tmesis Insertion of one word inside of another

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Creator rahulsastry
Created December 18, 2007
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rahulsastry : Changed Hyberbole → Exaggeration for effect to Hyperbole → Exaggeration for effect
rahulsastry : Changed Syndecdoche → A part represents the whole to Synecdoche → A part represents the whole
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