Definition
Example
Purpose
100
The juxtaposition of contradicting ideas, often within parallelism.
What is antithesis?
100
“Good we must love, and must hate ill, For ill is ill, and good good still; But there are things indifferent, Which we may neither hate, nor love, But one, and then another prove, As we shall find our fancy bent.”
What is an example of parallelism?
100
To stress the importance of the stressing verb.
What is the purpose of zeugma?
200
Deliberate omission of a word or phrase (not a conjunction) that are readily impacted by the context.
What is ellipsis?
200
"Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer."
What is an example of anastrophe?
200
To provide unnecessary information.
What is the purpose of parenthesis?
300
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
300
“Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?”
What is an example of asyndeton?
300
To produce a hurried rhythm in the sentence.
What is the purpose of asyndeton?
400
The reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.
What is chiasmus?
400
“My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”
What is an example of anaphora?
400
To emphasize and to create a humorous effect.
What is the purpose of alliteration?
500
More than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word
What is zeuma?
500
"Are we children of a lesser God? Is an Israeli teardrop worth more than a drop of Lebanese blood?”
What is an example of epiplexis?
500
To demonstrate authority.
What is the purpose of hypophora?
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