Rhetoric

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College AP English Flashcards on Rhetoric, created by s_penka on 28/12/2014.
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Chiasmus type of parallelism but it is flipped ie) A B is balanced by B A.
Antithesis contrasts two ideas by placing them next to each other in parallel structure ie) If we try, we might succeed; if we do not try, we cannot succeed.
Asyndeton no conjunctions
Polysyndeton lots of conjunctions
Expletive forced pause for emphasis ie) after all, anyway, in brief
Litotes understatement created by denying the opposite of the idea in mind ie) Those who examine themselves will not remain ignorant of their failings.
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