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Term
Example
YOLO round
100
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas. Often parallel in structure; Contrast
What is Antithesis?
100
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
What is Antitesis Example?
100
repetition of the last word in one clause that leads as the first word in the next.
What is Anadiplosis?
100
Labor and care are rewarded with success, success provides confidence..."
What is Anadiplosis Example?
100
Asking a question but not looking for an answer
What is Erotema (rhetorical question)?
200
More than one term in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb
What is Zeugma?
200
"The farmer was growing corn, tomatoes, and bored."
What is Zeugma Example?
200
Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order.
What is Antimetabole?
200
"We all make choices. But in the end, our choices make us."
What is Antimetabole Example?
200
Asking a question and immediately answering it
What is Hypophora?
300
Inversion of the natural or usual word order
What is Anastrophe?
300
"Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer."
What is Anastrophe Example?
300
reversed grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses
What is Chiasmus?
300
"Student by day, Sailor Scout by night."
What is Chiasmus Example?
300
London and Paris; A Tale of Two cities- Similarity in structure
What is Parallelism?
400
Deliberate omission of conjuctions between a series of related clauses
What is Ellipsis?
400
"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."
What is Ellipsis Example?
400
Asking a question in order to reproach or upbraid, rather than to elicit information
What is Epiplexis?
400
"What is the difference between success and failure?
What is Epiplexis Example?
400
Interruption of words mid sentence
What is Parenthesis?
500
repetition of the same word/phrase in the beginning of the same clause
What is Anaphora?
500
I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose Rapture.
What is Anaphora Example?
500
repetition of the same word/phrase in the ending of the same clause
What is Epistrophe?
500
"A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day!"
What is Epistrophe Example?
500
A cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup!
What is Alliteration?