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Figures of Speech (Alliteration - The repetition of an initial consonant…
Figures of Speech
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Anaphora - The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.
ex. Unfortunately, I was in the wrong place, at the wrong time on the wrong day.
ex. She was happy when she saw the sunset; happy when she saw them smile; happy when one morning, her cactus had bloomed a flower. She was always happy. Always.
ex. He was better at drawing than I. She was better at dancing than I. But I was better at writing than them.
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Apostrophe - Directly addressing a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though it were a living being.
ex. "Oh, you stupid car, you never work when I need you to," Bert sighed.
ex. "Where are you hiding, my keys?" Bert looked under his sofa, "There you are!
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Chiasmus - A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.