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Figures of Speech Syntax Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful exercise uses lines from Book II of Vergil's "Aeneid," to test mastery of rhetorical devices that pertain to syntax. Encourages practice of many skills.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Asyndeton & Polysyndeton

For Students 9th - 10th
A screencast lesson [4 mins, 28 secs] defining and providing examples of asyndeton and polysyndeton and discussing their purpose in sentences.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Impact of Rhetorical Devices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on the impact of rhetorical devices and how they impact text. It explains eight common rhetorical devices: anaphora, asyndeton, chiasmus, direct address, hyperbaton, parallelism, polysyndeton, and rhetorical...
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Polysyndeton

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Polysyndeton" including a definition and literary examples.
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Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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Other

Hoocher: Figures of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of figures of speech and their definitions with examples from literature.