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Eduar
Gabby
Trenton
Chelsi
McD
100
a kind of truth which seems contradictory
What is paradox
100
the repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses building toward a climax
What is anaphora
100
When a statement is expressed by denying its opposite
What is litotes
100
a short phrase that expresses a true and wise idea
What is aphorism
100
when an absent person/concept/object is directly addressed
What is apostrophe
200
a character who contrasts with another character
What is a foil
200
the omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable
What is ellipsis
200
embellishing a sentence by adding more details to enlarge the meaning
What is amplification
200
source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be beaten
What is a nemesis
200
multiple meanings, especially two meanings that are incompatible
What is ambiguity
300
one or more sensory images merge together unnaturally
What is synaesthesia
300
a natural pause or break in a line of poetry
What is caesura
300
the comparison of two concepts, characters, things, etc. in order to draw a contrast or create suspense
What is juxtaposition
300
a combination of two or more words to create a new word
What is portmanteau
300
the shuffling of the first letters of words to make different words and produce a humorous sound
What is spoonerism
400
the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend someone
What is euphemism
400
intentionally understating something or implying that it is lesser in significance
What is meiosis
400
opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction
What is antithesis
400
the repetition of connectives or conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect
What is polysyndeton
400
when conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related causes
What is asyndeton
500
a short phrase that expresses a true and wise idea
What is aphorism
500
substituting a word for another word closely associated with it
What is metonymy
500
using a part to represent the whole
What is synecdoche
500
exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole
500
the special language of a group
What is jargon