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Rhetorical Devices

English Rhetorical Devices

TermDefinition
Allegory A story with multiple levels of meaning - a literal lever(what is ACTUALLY happening in the story) and a deeper, more symbolic level (commenting on religion, society, politics, etc.).
Rhetorical Question A question asked to emphasize a point, with no answer really expected.
Appeal to Ethos An appeal to a person's character, credibility, sincerity, or trustworthiness.
Appeal to Pathos An appeal to a person's emotions.
Appeal to Logos An appeal to a person's sense of logic.
Analogy A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple.
Paradox A statement that appears to be contradictory or absurd on the surface, but actually expresses a deeper truth.
Hyperbole An excessive overstatement or exaggeration.
Anachronism Anything out of its proper historical time.
Pun A play on words that have similar sounds but different meanings.
Double Entendre A type of pun or play on words, especially a play on words that has a sexual meaning.
Cliche An expression that has been used so often it has lost all its power.
Dialect Distinctive variety of language spoken by members of an identifiable regional group, nation, or social class.
Colloquialism An informal expression or slang.
Jargon Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event.
Idiom A common expression that has acquired a meaning that differs from its literal meaning.
Malapropism A confused, comically inaccurate use of a long word or words.
Euphemism The use of more polite language to express vulgar or distastfull ideas.
Apostrophe A direct address to an ansent or dead person or to an object.
Archetype A symbol, theme, setting, or chracter-type that recurs in different times and places in myth, literature, folklore, dreams, and rituals so frequently to suggest that it represents some essential element of the universal huma experience.
Synaesthesia A blending of different senses.
Parable A brief tale illustrating some lesson or moral.
Parody A mocking imitation of the style of a literary work or works, ridiculing through exagerated mimicry.
Overstatement A type of exageration; to state something too strongly.
Sarcasm A sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark.
Wit Quick, amusing cleverness.
Trope A figure of speech (using words in senses beyond their literal meanings).
In Medias Res (Latin: "into the middle of things"): when a narrator begins telling a story at some excitiong point in the middle of the action.
Rhetoric The study of effective, persuasive language use; the art of communication effectively.
Rhetorical Strategies/Devices/Techniques Any strategy used to communicate effectively given the speaker, subject, audience, context, and purpose.
Created by: merrickirvin
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