What is similarity of structure in a pair or series of relative words, phrases or clauses
100
antithesis
What is the purpose of antithesis is to create a balance between opposite qualities and lend a greater insight into the subject
100
isocolon
What is it takes a licking, but it keeps on ticking
100
Anaphora
What is repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.
100
Erotema
What is asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely. (rhetorical questions)
200
Antithesis
What is juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
200
Ellipsis
What is the purpose of ellipsis is to signal that the writer has omitted something from a quotation
200
ellipsis
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200
Epistrophe
What is repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
200
Hypophora
What is asking a question and immediately answering it in order to demonstrate authority
300
Zeugma
What is more than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb
300
parenthesis
What is the purpose of parenthesis is to allow the author to add into the sentence without interrupting the flow of the sentence
300
zeugma
What is and all the people saw the thundering, and the lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off
300
anadiplosis
What is repetition of the last word of one clause at the end of the following clauses, often used to highlight a cause-effect relationship.
400
Anastrophe
What is inversion of the natural or usual word order.
400
Erotema
What is the purpose of erotema is to posed not to elicit a specific answer, but rather to encourage the listener to consider a message or viewpoint
400
parallelism
What is like father, like son
400
antimetabole
What is repetition of words, in the successive clauses, in reverse grammatical
500
Asyndenton
What is deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.
500
Epiplexis
What is the purpose of epiplexis ask a question to rebuke or reproach rather than to elicit answers
500
Alliteration
What is the big blue bird bashed into a bright banner in front of Bobs Bakery
500
chiasmus
What is reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses