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rhetorical device
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of the first consontant sound in a group[ of two or more words, draws attention to that specific phrase. |
| alliteration example | when the phrase "a shocking sickening sound" is mentioned, the audience instinctively picks up this phrase and can recall it later |
| allusion | a reference to person, place, or event, with in a literary work. |
| allusion example | e.g. elie wiesels reference to job in night |
| anadiplosis | the repetition of the last word or phrase from the previous line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next. |
| anadiplosis example | when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. |
| anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect |
| anaphora example | in night when elie wiesel repeats the phrase never shall I forget "nevershall I forget that night... never shall I forget that smoke... never shall I forget those flames... |
| anastrophe | departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis |
| anastrophe example | troubles, everybodys got normal- everybody's got trouble |
| antimetabole | from the greek meaning to turn about in the opposite direction. in plain English- repetition of the same words or phrases in reverse order |
| antimetabole example | one for all and all for one ! |
| antithesis | literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put towgeter in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. |
| antithesis example | give me liberty or give me death or it was the best of times, it was the worst of times |
| aporia | questioning oneself or rhetorically asking the audience, often pretending to be in doubt, |
| aporia example | the baptism of john, whence was it? from heaven or of men? |
| apostrophe | to address an absent person or figure |
| apostrophe example | oh death where is thy sting ? oh grave, where is thy victory? |
| asyndeton | the absence of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words |
| aysndetion example | are all thy glories, triumphs, spoils, / shrunk to this little measure? |
| conduplicatio | repetition of one word in different places throughout a line or paragraph to emphasize a point. it resembles anadiplosis in the repetition of a preceding word, but it repeats a key word not just the last word form a preceding phrase, clause, or sentence |
| conduplicatio example | I am filled with a profound and abiding gratitude to the American people. Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the humanity of the human being. |
| epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of the successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses, especially for rhetorical or poetic effect. |
| epistrophe example | "of the people, by the people, for the people." |
| euphemism | a substitution of a more pleasant expression for one whose meaning may come across as rude or offensive |
| euphemism example | "he passed away" instead of "he died" |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect |
| hyperbole example | i died laughing |
| hypophora | a figure of speech in which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question. Commonly, a question is asked in the first paragraph, and then the paragraph is used to answer the question. |
| hypophora example | "what should young people do with their lives today? many things obviously. but the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured" |
| irony | expression in which words mean something contrary to what is actually said, |
| irony example | the wind was as welcome as a monsoon |
| metaphor | Implied comparison of two things with out the use of "as" or "like" |
| metaphor example | the inside of the car was a refrigerator the teenage boys stomach was a bottomless pit |
| metonymy | a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which is is related |
| metonymy example | calling a business executive "a suit" getting fired- getting a pink slip |
| paradox | a seeming contradiction that contains some truth |
| paradox example | "so close and yet so far" |
| parallelism | repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses |
| parallelism example | "we will have difficult times. we've had difficult times in the past. and we will have difficult times in the future" |
| personification | the attribution of human qualities to nonhuman objects or abstractions |
| personification example | "winking stars" |
| polysyndeton | a figure of speech in which several conjunctions are used to join connected clauses in places where they are not contextually necessary. more simply, the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions that is necessary or natural. |
| polysyndeton example | " the dinner was so good. i ate the chicken and the salad, and the turkey, and the rice and the bread and the mashed potatoes ...." repeating and/ the was unnecessary. |
| repetition | repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis |
| repetition example | Mad worlds! Mad kings! Mad composition! |
| rhetorical question | a question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer. |
| rhetorical question example | "art thou mad? is not the truth the truth? " |
| simile | a comparison of two things using the words like or as |
| simile example | his temper was AS explosive as a volcano |
| synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa |
| synecdoche example | all hands on deck- ships employees ABCS- entire alphabet |
| understatement | deliberately de-emphasizing something in order to downplay its importance |
| understatement example | "the internet has contributed somewhat to improving communication" is an understatement |
| rapport | using words like "we" "us" "all of us", instead of "you" builds a bridge between you and your audience, as in "we all know what problems that can cause, don't we" "we are all in the same situation" |
| testimony | using the words or ideas of an expert or someone who has authority, to give an argument greater credibility |
| tricolon | AKA the rule of three. a rhetorical term that consists of three parallel clauses, phrases, or words, which happen to come in quick succession with out any interruption. |
| tricolon example | "the good, the bad, and the ugly" "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" |
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