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Rhetorical Device#3
Third set of devices: aka literary devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pun | A word that has two or more meanings. EX: Santa’s helpers are known as Subordinate Clauses. |
| Motif | A recurring idea or element in a text. The repetition or pattern draws your attention to a particular idea or understanding. |
| Juxtaposition | Placing two elements in close relationship for comparative purposes. Typically, these elements have differences and the juxtaposition is meant to highlight contrasting effects. EX: An image of a cuddly teddy in front of a tank rolling into war. |
| Oxymoron | Two words are paired side-by-side to represent one concept, but they denote contradictory meanings (EX “wise fool,” “eloquent silence,” “jumbo shrimp.”) |
| Paradox | A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true. EX "I diet by eating more every day". |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration. EX “My mother will kill me if I am late.” |
| Understatement/ Litotes | The minimizing of fact, presenting something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous or melo-dramatic or ironic. EX: "Glad your situation (having a broken neck) isn't serious." |
| Simile | Comparing without using “like,” "as,” or other such words.EX “My feet are popsicles.” |
| Symbol | Anything that represents or stands for something else. |
| Personification | Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human. EX: “The tired old truck groaned as it inched up the hill.” |
| Foreshadow | When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story. It's never explicitly stated, but is suggested or implied. |
| Tactile Imagery | Words that appeal to a reader's sense of TOUCH in order to help the reader imagine the experience. |
| Auditory Imagery | Words that appeal to a reader's sense of HEARINGin order to help the reader imagine the experience. |
| Gustatory Imagery | Words that appeal to a reader's sense of TASTE in order to help the reader imagine the experience. (You can instead simply write the author appeals to our sense of taste.) |
| Olfactory Imagery | Words that appeal to a reader's sense of SMELL in order to help the reader imagine the experience. (You can instead simply write the author appeals to our sense of smell.) |
| Visual Imagery | Words that depict an image for the reader to see/ imagine. This is the most common appeal. |
| Allusion | An indirect reference to a well known text or idea or thing (mythology, the bible, a well known text or person). The verb: allude. (Ex: The young lover called her partner Romeo when he visited her in secrecy.) |
| Anaphora | Repeating the first part of a sentence (a word, phrase, or clause) in close proximity. "I have a dream..." by Martin Luther King is a famous example of this. |
| Concession (to concede) | A rhetorical move when a speaker admits they are wrong in some way, accepts an opposing view, or accepts defeat in some form. In argument, it is a a strategy to engage the attention of one's opposition. |
| Appeal to emotion | To develop a logical argument with an appropriate appeal to an audience’s emotions. From sympathy, to resentment, to patriotism – any emotion can be elicited to engage and persuade audiences. |
| Synaesthesia | A phrase, word or image that appeals to a combination of senses (not just one). EX: "The sparkling snow flakes..." |
| Refutation | A rhetorical move when a speaker rejects or proves an idea as wrong or invalid. |
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