Literary Terminology Flashcards
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anaphora
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repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
2
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tricolon
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series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses (veni, vidi, vici)
3
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
4
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds
5
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litotes
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ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won’t be sorry, meaning you’ll be glad ).
6
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polysyndeton
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many conjunctions (and..and…and)
7
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asyndeton
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no conjunctions
