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Figures of Speech [Schemes] Sam Tigner, Zoey Lande, Danielle Butler, Kathryn Loper, and Peter Stehm
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Figures of Speech: Also called schemes depend upon a change in the standard order or usual syntax of words to create special effects.
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Apostrophe ●Apostrophe: an address to a dead or absent person or to an inanimate object or abstract concept ○aim is not to evoke a response but to elevate the style/give emotional intensity to the address. ○special form is an invocation where the poet addresses an appeal to a muse/god to inspire the creative endeavor ●ex. in Wordsworth sonnet “London, 1802” begins with an apostrophe to the narrator’s long-dead predecessor John Milton: “Milton! thou shoudst be living at this hour…”
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Rhetorical Question A figure of speech in which a question is posed not to solicit a reply but to emphasize a forgone or clearly implied conclusion. Example: ‘Are you Crazy?’ o This question is meant to imply that the person being addressed is behaving irrationally.
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Anaphora Anaphora is the intentional repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines, stanzas, sentences, or paragraphs. ○It is used frequently in both poetry and prose to create emphasis ○It occurs often in both the Old and New Testaments. ○For example, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy,/ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5.7-8)
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Antithesis A figure of speech in which words or phrases that are parallel in order and syntax express opposite or contrasting meanings o (the greek word for opposition) For example, an antithesis can be exemplified through the following quote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
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Chiasmus Chiasmus: a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words. ○aim is often to make a connection, or a contradiction to while evoking emotion within the piece. ○typical form is a chiastic line, where the author utilizes Chiasmus ●ex. in Lord Byron’s Don Juan “Pleasure’s a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure.”
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