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Rhetorical Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines |
| Antithesis | Opposition or juxtaposition of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction |
| Asyndeton | The absence of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words |
| Polysyndeton | Using a conjunction to connect each item in a series |
| Synecdoche | A part or quality of something which is used in substitution of the larger whole, or vice versa |
| Paralipsis | Pretending to omit something by drawing attention to it |
| Repetition | The continued use of a word or phrase without alteration |
| Parallelism | Repetition of grammatical structure over successive phrases or clauses |
| Anecdote | A story used to help express a larger idea |
| Analogy | A type of comparison between two unlike things |
| Rhetorical question | A question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer |