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  2. Paraphrase - Wikipedia

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    A paraphrase or rephrase (/ ˈ p ær ə ˌ f r eɪ z /) is the rendering of the same text in different words without losing the meaning of the text itself. [1] More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words.

  3. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Techniques that involves figure of speech. Conversion (word formation): a transformation of a word of one word class into another word class; Dysphemism: intentionally using a word or phrase with a harsher tone over one with a more polite tone; Euphemism: intentionally using a word or phrase with a more polite tone over one with a harsher tone

  4. Palilalia - Wikipedia

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    Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.

  5. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Accumulatio – the emphasis or summary of previously made points or inferences by excessive praise or accusation.; Actio – canon #5 in Cicero's list of rhetorical canons; traditionally linked to oral rhetoric, referring to how a speech is given (including tone of voice and nonverbal gestures, among others).

  6. Paraphrasing (computational linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Paraphrase or paraphrasing in computational linguistics is the natural language processing task of detecting and generating paraphrases.Applications of paraphrasing are varied including information retrieval, question answering, text summarization, and plagiarism detection. [1]

  7. Harvard grad's spoken word speech is inspiring millions - AOL

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  8. Paraprosdokian - Wikipedia

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    A paraprosdokian (/ p ær ə p r ɒ s ˈ d oʊ k i ə n /), or par'hyponoian, is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.

  9. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    Figure of speech – Non-literal word or phrase used for effect; Grammar – Structural rules of a language; Hyperbole – Rhetorical device; Lapalissade – An utterly obvious truism or tautology, with comical effect; No true Scotsman – Informal logical fallacy; Platitude – Trite, prosaic, or cliché truism