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What is a parenthesis?Example?
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Adding additional information using parentheses.My dog (Oliver) is a good boy.
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What is an apposition?Example?
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Adding additional information using commas.My friend, Laney, is afraid of spiders.
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What is an assonance?Example?
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Repeating vowel sounds.The engineer used the steering wheel to steer the car.
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What is an antithesis?Example?
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Establishing meaning through contrast.I am available today but i am unavailable tomorrow.
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What is an asyndeton?Example?
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Not using a conjuction in a sentence.I was scared, afraid, alone.
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What is a polysyndenton?Example?
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Repeating a conjuction in a sentence.It was your personality, and your smile, and your humor.
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What is an anaphora?Example?
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Repeated phrase at the beginning of the sentence.One day I will run. One day I will skip. One day I will walk.
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What is a climax?Example?
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Arranging words to show importance or excitement.Remember to have happiness, faith, and hope.
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What is an alliteration?Example?
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Repeated sound at the beginning of the words.Sandy sold seashells.
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What is a consonance?Example?
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Repeated sound at the end of the words.Cap the top of the lollypop.
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What is a chiasmus?Example?
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Repeating and flipping words in a sentence.If you smile at someone, someone will smile at you.
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What is metaphor?Example?
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Comparing two unlike things without using like or as.Her hair is a rainbow.
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What is a simile?Example?
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Comparing two unlike things using like or as.Oliver was like a raging bull when he came inside.
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What is a irony?Example?
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Strays from normal and draws attention.Its as clear as mud.
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What is an oxymoron?Example?
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Odd terms.A serious joke.
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