C2 English Lessons
Proficiency (C2) English lessons on advanced grammar, vocabulary, literature and rhetoric, with clear explanations and examples.
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Learn how to hear it when spelling misleads you, examples from poems and how it differs from rhyme...
Zeugma uses one word in two senses at once, as in “He caught a cold and the last train.” Learn its meaning, famous examples and when it becomes a mistake...
Synecdoche uses a part to mean the whole, or the whole to mean a part. Learn how to say it, its types, everyday examples and how it differs from metonymy...
Metonymy names something by a closely linked thing, like “the White House” for the US president’s team. Learn its types, examples and how to read it in news...
Chiasmus reverses the order of words or ideas in two matching halves (A B, B A). Learn how to say it, famous examples and how it differs from antimetabole...
Antithesis sets opposite ideas in balanced sentences. Learn its meaning, pronunciation, real examples and grammar patterns, then practice with answers...
Anaphora repeats words at the start of clauses for rhythm and emphasis. Learn its meaning, pronunciation, famous examples, its grammar sense and how to use it...
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