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| the repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns |
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| a series of similarly structured elements having the same length |
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| the arrangement of words, phrases, clauses in the order of increasing importance |
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| parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas |
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| placement of things side by side for emphasis |
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| statement that seems contradictory but is actually true |
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| figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms |
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| word or phrase that links different ideas, used especially in expository or argumentative writing. Transitions effectively signal a shift from one idea to another |
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| chronological gap indicating that material has been omitted |
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| leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses |
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| word or phrase that remanes a nearby noun or pronoun |
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| words, clauses, phrases that qualify or explain through a syntactic interruption |
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| deliberate use of a series of conjunctions |
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| repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences |
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| reptition of a word or words at the beginning of successive clauses |
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| repetition in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent sord from the latter part of the preceding sentence |
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| repetition of a word or phrase with intervening words setting off the repetition |
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| repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen contrast |
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| repetition of similar vowel sounds at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables |
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| repetition of similar vowel sounds follwed by different consonant sounds in words that are closer together |
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