Definition
Purpose
Example
Definition Pt. 2
Definition Reversed
100
Similarity of structure in a pair of series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
What is Parallelism
100
Used to produce a "hurried rhythm" in a sentence.
What is Asyndeton
100
"His time a moment, and a point his space."
What is Chiasmus
100
Deliberate omission of a word or of words that are readily implied by the context.
What is Ellipsis
100
Parallelism
What is similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words , phrases or clauses.
200
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.
What is Antithesis
200
Used for emphasis and is usually associated with humor.
What is Alliteration
200
"...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
What is Asyndeton
200
The reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.
What is Chiasmus
200
Antithesis
What is Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas ,often in parallel structure.
300
More than one item in a sentence is governed b ya single word, usually a verb.
What is Zeugma
300
Used to produces a strong emotional effect.
What is Anaphora
300
"People doing this are idiots. People doing this are stupid. People doing this are against the state."
What is Anaphora
300
Asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something.
What is Erotema
300
Zeugma
What is More than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word, which is usually a verb.
400
Inversion of the natural or usual word order.
What is Anastrophe
400
Sets up a pronounced rhythm, but secures a special emphasis.
What is Epistrophe
400
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can doe for your country."
What is Antimetabole
400
Asking a question in order to reproach or upbraid, rather than to elicit information.
What is Epiplexis
400
Ellipsis
What is Deliberate omission of a word or of words that are readily implied by the context.
500
Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of a sentence.
What is Parenthesis
500
Used to highlight a cause-efefct relationship.
What is Anadiplosis
500
"And who said you were in charge? Nobody!"
What is Hypophora
500
Asking a question and immediately answering it in order to demonstrate authority.
What is Hypophora
500
Epistrophe
What is Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.
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