Literary Devices
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repitition of the same words/phrases at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora
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ommission of conjunctions where they are expected
asyndeton
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ABBA word/phrase/clause order
chiasmus
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repitition of the same word in close succession
conduplicatio
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ommission of words necessary for grammer
ellipsis
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two nouns connected by a conjunction to express a single idea
hendiadys
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distant seperation of connected words
hyperbaton
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denying the opposite, double negative
litotes
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a comparison without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
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using one word to express another word it is closely connected to
metonymy
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more words than necessary to say something
pleonasm
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attributing human traits to non-humans
personification
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repitition of the same word/words with the same root but different endings
polyptoton
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more conjunctions than usual or necessary
polysyndeton
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mentioning a topic by saying you won't mention it
praeteritio
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representation of an absent/dead person or inanimate being as speaking or acting
prosopopoeia
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question posed by the speaker but expects no answer
rhetorical question
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a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
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ABAB word/phrase/clause order
synchesis
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ommision of a vowel/part of a word
syncope
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a series of three things
tricolon
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a climactic series of three things
tricolon crescens
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imagery where the words of a phrase are arranged in a way that suggests the visual image being described
word picture
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reversal of normal word oder to emphasize the earlier words
anastrophe
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delaying the final word or phrase to the beginning of the next line to create suspense or emphasis (POETRY ONLY)
enjambment
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enclosing a line within two closely connected words (noun-adj) (POETRY ONLY)
framing
line framing
line framing
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an adj modifing one noun when it logicaly modifies another
transferred epithet
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an i that should be a consonantal i is treated as a vowel for scansion
synezesis
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a long and involved simile comparing mortal affairs to the natural world
Homeric simile
epic simile
epic simile
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telling history by looking ahead into the future from the past
historical prolepses
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1 word modifying 2 others when it has different meanings with each word
zeugma
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