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- Explative
- a single word or phrase, usually interupting normal syntax: - In fact - In short - Indeed
- Asyndeton
- omminting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clausessuch as: He lookde nice, fun, sad. vs. he looked nice, fun, snd sad.
- Polysyndenton
- use of a conjunction between a word: They red and studied and wrote and drilled.
- Litotes
- particular form of understement: The heat waves are NOT rare in the summer vs. The heat waves are common in the summer
- Antithesis
- clear and contrasting relationship between two ideas: To err is human; to forgive, divine. Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
- Anaphora
- The repitition of the same word or words at the begining of succesive phrases: To think about, tothink without, to think alone, to think at home.
- Hyphora
- raising a question and proceding to answer it
- Procaleptis
- anticipating and answering it, allowing an argument to continue while taking into account opposing arguments: It is usually argued at this point Someone might say
- Distinctio
- an explicit refrence to a particular meaning to remove ambiguity: impossible, by that i mean: ...
- amplification
- repeating a woed / expression while adding more detail to it
- metanoia
- Fido was the frindliest of st. bernards, nay of all dogs