AP Terms Anadiplosis - Zeugma

Ellipsis

deliberate omission of a word or of words which are readily implied by the context

Synecdoche

figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole

Anastrophe

inversion of the usual order of words, commonly used to emphasize one or more of the words that have been reversed

Juxtaposition

literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons

Anadiplosis

repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause

Epistrophe

repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses. (counterpoint to anaphora)

Epanalepsis

repetition of the word at the end of a clause that also occurred at the beginning of the same clause

Chiasmus

technique in which grammatical constructions are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form, to create a new concept or idea; usually follows an "ab, ba" pattern

Tone

the AUTHOR'S attitude toward the audience, the subject, or the occasion

Rhetoric

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

Asyndeton

the omission (absence) of conjunctions for artistic effect and style

Antithesis

the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas

Polysyndeton

the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession in order to achieve an artistic effect; the structural opposite of asyndeton

Malapropism

the use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word that results in a nonsensical and humorous expression

Parallelism

the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, creating balance and rhythm

Metonymy

the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related

Zeugma

the use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings

Aphorism

a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner; the term is often applied to philosophical, moral, and literary principle

Assonance

two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds; often produces a rhyming or poetic effect

Litotes

understatement, especially that in which an affirmative idea is expressed by the negative of its contrary