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like tears in rain
Opposing meanings and sudden iambs.
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of all the gin joints
Rhetoric: Increasing scope in a list.
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I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse
Paradoxes sound cool, just know your type of paradox.
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you shall not pass
Spells must sound arcane/special as well as clear/passionate.
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you're gonna need a bigger boat
Understatement implies the the subject is extreme.
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Inigo Montoya
Segment your lines with different rhythms for density.
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the horror, the horror
Use repetition when language breaks down.
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may the force be with you
Use beats to highlight normally unimportant words like "with."
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but soon, and for the rest of your life
Shift the last item of a list into overdrive.
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Toto...
Speakers love to repeat lines with direct address and naming.
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go ahead, make my day
Short phrases with symmetrical beats are memorable.
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you had me at hello
Condense and physicalize.
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