Rhetorical Figures - Mark + Michael + Jeremy

Chiasmus - A rhetorical figure that signals a repetition and a subsequent reversal of structure or meaning.

Here is structural Chiasmus. The lines try to mirror one another in structure and content, with F and F1 serving as the climax.

A Remember
  B Jesus Christ
    C raised from the dead
      D descended from David. This is my gospel
        E for which I am suffering
          F even to the point of being chained like a criminal
          F¹ But God's word is not chained
        E¹ Therefore I endure everything
      D¹ for the sake of the elect, that they too
    C¹ may obtain the salvation that is in
  B¹ Christ Jesus
A¹ with eternal glory.
(Bible: 2 Timothy 2:8-10)

Anaphora - A rhetorical figure that signals a repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Notice the repetition of the words "It was." By using this phrase at the beginning of each sentence, this series exhibits anaphora.
It was Monday morning. It was cold. It was winter. It was English class. It was real.


Metonymy - A rhetorical figure in which a word can be replaced with another with which it is closely related. A strategy of describing something indirectly.

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