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What is antithesis?
Asyndeton/polysyndeton
What is the absence or overuse of conjunctions in a clause for flow or emphasis?
War is not fought to achieve joy, but rather to avoid pain.
What is antithesis?
Various critters--stray cats, raccoons, possums, the occasional bear--frequently visit my back deck.
What is asyndeton?
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." (Thoreau)
What is anaphora and asyndeton?
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases?
What is anaphora?
climax
What is the arrangement of ideas from least to most important or emphatic?
The jerk who backed out of prom attendance broke his promise and Sarah's heart.
What is zeugma?
What is zeugma?
Long and boring, the presentation led to a restless audience and stealthy escapes from the auditorium
What is hyperbaton and zeugma?
The substitution of a name for a particular strength or trait
What is eponym?
epistrophe
What is repetition of words at the end of phrases or clauses?
Okay, Sherlock...who stole the hoody that I left in Mrs. Brewer's room?
What is eponym?
The instinct of humans is to pursue everything that flies from him and to fly from everything that pursues them.
What is chiasmus?
We lived, we breathed, we died in the prolonged Vietnamese conflict.
What is anaphora and antithesis?
The use of a single verb to link two or more unusual or unrelated items: Tom broke his promise and his mother's heart.
What is zeugma?
anadiplosis
What is the "chaining" of words that end one sentence, then are repeated at the start of the next sentence?
The purpose of studying is to get good grades. Good grades will open the doors to any position you choose.
What is anadiplosis?
Lions and tigers and bears--oh my! Lions and tigers and bears...
What is polysyndeton?
Sunshine or rain, I'll be there for you; good times or bad, I'll be there for you.
What is antithesis and epistrophe?
unusual or inverted word order
What is hyperbaton?
chiasmus
What is the unexpected "criss-cross" of words or phrases, often for impact or humor?
She wouldn't, for any reason, choose as her partner that foul and unlikeable sluggard.
What is hyperbaton?
There is no money in poetry, but there's no poetry in money, either.
What is chiasmus?
Charlie is a regular Usain Bolt; he runs and jumps and leaves his competitors in the dust.
What is eponym and polysyndeton?