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Parallelism: Figure of balance identified by a similarity in the syntactical structure of a set of words in successive phrases, clauses, sentences; successive words, phrases, clauses with the same or very similar grammatical structure. This figure often occurs public address with others such as antithesis, anaphora, asyndeton, climax, epistrophe and symploce.
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” — John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

Exemplum: Figure of amplification using an example, brief or extended, real or fictitious, to illustrate a point; an example.

“Arachnids from all three groups possess various strengths which help them in their constant search for food. For example, The Delana spider, family Sparassidae, has the ability to jump to catch its prey.”
 from the movie Spiderman

Anaphora (an-NAF-or-uh): Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.

“To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us.”
 Hillary Clinton, 1996 Democratic National Convention Address

Epistrophe (eh-PIS-troe-FEE): Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is repeated one or more times at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases.

“…and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”
- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

… or a combination of the two.
“You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall — you need me on that wall.”
 delivered by Jack Nicholson (from the movie A Few Good Men)

Sententia: Figure of argument in which a wise, witty, or pithy maxim or aphorism is used to sum up the preceding material.

“We’re not computers, Sabastian, we’re physical. I think, Sabastian, therefore, I am.”
 delivered by Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah (from the movie Blade Runner)

Epithet: Very common figure that uses an adjective or adjectival phrase to characterize a person, thing, attribute, or quality; the use of a qualifying word or phrase to further describe something (e.g., “fun ride,” “bad omen,” “cheerful giver,” “good and decent man”)

“Now, in this anxious autumn from those heroic men, there comes back an answering appeal.”
 Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 Stump Speech

Asyndeton (a-SIN-deh-tawn): Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses; a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions.

“Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.”
– General Douglas MacArthur, Thayer Award Acceptance Address

Polysyndeton: Figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) not normally found in successive words, phrases, or clauses; the deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in successive words or clauses.

“Oh, my piglets, we are the origins of war — not history’s forces, nor the times, nor justice, nor the lack of it, nor causes, nor religions, nor ideas, nor kinds of government — not any other thing. We are the killers.”
 delivered by Katherine Hepburn (from the movie The Lion in Winter)

Antimetabole (an-tee-meh-TA-boe-lee): Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause; an inverted order of repeated words in adjacent phrases or clauses (A-B, B-A).

“The world faces a very different Russia than it did in 1991. Like all countries, Russia also faces a very different world.”
 William Jefferson Clinton, Address to the Russian Duma

Enumeration: Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something.

“Offensive line coach, Jim Myers: He built an offensive line that was unmatched. And today I cannot accept this honor without bringing Coach Myers and his offensive line into the Hall with me. And that line consists of John Fitzgerald, and Tony Liscio, and Dave Manders, and Ralph Neely, John Niland and Blaine Nye.”
 Larry Rayfield Wright, Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Address

Kramer: “Who’s gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate; it’s peppermint; it’s delicious.”
Seinfeld: “That’s true.” Kramer: “It’s very refreshing!”

Rhetorical Question: Figure which asks a question, not for the purpose of further discussion, but to assert or deny an answer implicitly; a question whose answer is obvious or implied.

Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, “Well done”?
Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, “Keep up the good work”?
Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, “Let’s have four more years of this”? Ronald Reagan, 1980 Republican National Convention Acceptance Address

Anesis (an-NEE-sis): A figure of addition that occurs when a concluding sentence, clause, or phrase is added to a statement which purposely diminishes the effect of what has been previously stated.

“This year’s space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined. That budget now stands at 5 billion-400 million dollars a year — a staggering sum, though somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year.”
John F. Kennedy, Rice University Address on Space Exploration

Anadiplosis (an-uh-dih-PLO-sis): Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.
“They call for you: The general who became a slave; the slave who became a gladiator; the gladiator who defied an Emperor. Striking story. delivered by Joaquin Phoenix (from the movie Gladiator)

How does the selection process dehumanize the Jews at Buna? Use quotes to support your views.

Why does Eliezer find the soup tastes “excellent” after the hanging of the youth from Poland, but it “tastes of corpses” the night after the hanging of the young Pipel?

What was the difference between these two experiences?

3. Why does Eliezer lie to stein of Antwerp about his family? What is his moral reasoning for doing so? Would you do the same thing in his situation?

1. What do you suppose is the reason for the people of Sighet’s complacency in the face of the occupation?

What lesson is the Director of Hatcheries (Thomas) trying to teach Henry Foster? Does he have a point? How does this set him up for an ironic turn of events later in the chapter?

Use at least one quote to support your answer.

Did anyone leave a jar of cerebrospinal fluid in my class?  I know you guys have biology and probably need it. I didn’t want to dump it out, so check your spines and let me know if it’s yours.

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