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English Literary Studies (Fach) / Üben I (Lektion)
- Catachresis Mixed metaphor, incompatible imagery "Take arms against a sea of troubles" (Semantic Figure)
- Chiasmus Cross-wise arrangement of elements "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (Syntactical Figure)
- Consonance Congruence of consonants "The buzzing of innumerable bees" (Phonological Figure)
- Ellipsis Omission of a word or phase "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" (Syntactical Figure)
- Epiphora Repetition of a word or clause at the end of successive lines "Daring as never befor, wastage as nerver befor" (Morphological Figure)
- Euphemism Reference to something by means of a milder, more positive term "You can't believe that British troops retire
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