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| Makes use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas |
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| Rhetorical form in which the force of a descriptive statement is less then what is expected |
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| A form of understatement the emphasizes its point by using a word opposite to the condition |
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| Exaggerating some of a statement for emphasis |
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| The technique of asking a question and then answering it |
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| A question with an implied answer |
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| The technique that anticipates an objection and answers it |
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| A rhetorical form in which the writer elaborates on the definition of a word to make sure there is no misunderstanding |
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| A device in which the writer compares two things that are already somewhat related using the words so, like, or as |
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| A device in which writer compares two things by speaking of one thing as if it were another |
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| Makes use of something already well known to explain something that is less well known |
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| A reference to some fairly well-known event, place, or person |
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| Refers to a specific famous person to link his or her attributes with someone else |
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| A term for a "quotation", maxim, or wise saying |
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| Providing the reader with an example to illustrate your point |
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| Consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis |
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| Organizational device that consists of using the same general structure for multiple sentences, in order to link them all |
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| Called "reverse parallelism," since the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order |
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| Takes the last word of a sentence or phrase and repeats it near the beginning of the next sentence or phrase |
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| Takes an important word from anywhere in one sentence or phrase and repeats it at the beginning of the next sentence or phrase |
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| A device used to sum up a body of work that has come before, so that you can move on to a new point |
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| A device that is used to insert an aside or additional information into the main flow of your writing |
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| A rhetorical device in which the writer breaks out of the flow of the writing to directly address a person or personified object |
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| Supplying a list of details about something |
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| A way of ordering points to downplay negative points so that the reader feels less strongly about them |
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