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 * Anadiplosis**: ("doubling back") The repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that end one clause at the beginning of the next.
 * "I am Sam, Sam I am." (Dr. Seuss, //Green Eggs and Ham//)
 * Anapodoton**: Deliberate use of a sentence fragment by omitting a clause.
 * "When you decide to accept my faults--when you desire my presence by your side--only then, shall I be your assistant."


 * Antistrophe**: Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
 * "Through dedication and humbleness, Paul Rizzo became successful. Through character and passion, Xuyen Mai became successful. Through logic and perseverance, Tuyen Tran became successful."


 * Antithesis**: Opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.
 * "I see good in your eyes, yet I see evil in your heart, why?"

> How I wonder what you are. > Up above the world so high, > Like a diamond in the sky." > (Jane Taylor, "The Star," 1806)
 * Apostrophe**: A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present.
 * "Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
 * Asyndeton**: Lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
 * "He was a bag of bones, a floppy doll, a broken stick, a maniac." (Jack Kerouac, //On the Road//, 1957)

**Bildungsroman**: A novel that concentrates on the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the protagonist usually from childhood to maturity. A "Coming of Age Story."
 * //Adventures of Huckleberry Finn// by Mark Twain (1884)

> The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! > Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun > The frumious Bandersnatch!" > -Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky" > >
 * Cacophony**: Harsh joining of sounds.
 * "Beware the Jabberwock, my son!