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Rhetorical Devices

Post Number: #1  Postby Jessica » January 8th, 2012, 12:33 pm

Asyndeton — writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
    "Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo..." — Bubba in Forest Gump

    "He was a bag of bones, a floppy doll, a broken stick, a maniac." — Jack Kerouac, On the Road


Anadiplosis — repetition of the last word or term in one sentence, clause, or phrase, that repeats at or near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase
    "The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor." — Commodus, Gladiator

    "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you." — Yoda in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menance
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