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Rhetorical Schemes

English Schemes

QuestionAnswer
Expletive Single word or phrase interrupting normal syntax.
Parallelism Several parts of a sentence are similar.
Chiasmus Reverse Parallelism
Antithesis Contrasting 2 things by putting them together.
Anaphora Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Epistrophe Repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Anadiplosis Repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next.
Conduplicatio Repeats key word from the preceding phrase at the beginning of the next.
Epanalepsis Repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end.
Amplification Repeating word or expression while adding more detail to it.
Aporia Expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion.
Oxymoron Doesn't make sense
Epithet Adjective in front of something. "peaceful dawn"
Parenthesis Consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted in the middle of another sentence.
Alliteration Recurrence of initial consonant sounds. (Delicious day, satisfying sensation)
Onomatopoeia Imitating a sound. (Buzz, slam, pow)
Apostrophe Interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directing a person or personified thing. (O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!)
Enthymeme Stating what was implied in the previous sentence.
Climax Arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, weight or emphasis.
Enumeratio Detailing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly
Sententia Quoting a maxim or wise saying.
Exemplum Citing an example. (Story)
Assonance Similar vowel sounds repeated in successive or proximate words containing different consonants. (Hill-hid, they-may)
Appositive A noun or noun substitute placed next to another noun to be described or defined by the appositive. (Kathy the pianist, Henry the boss)
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