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stylistic and rhetorical devices list 1

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Litotes Understatement; a statement that says less than what it means, The opposite of HYPERBOLE.
Hyperbole overstatement; a figure of speech in which the author over-exaggerates to accomplish some purpose usually emphasis
Anecdote A brief story used in an essay to illustrate a point
Imagery Words or phrases that create pictures or images in the reader's mind; description based on any of the five senses
parallelism Recurrent syntactical similarity. In this structural arrangement, several parts of a sentence or several sentences are developed and phrased similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance.
Antitheses A figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas.
Metaphor A comparison in which an unknown item is understood by directly comparing it to a known item
Simile An indirect comparison using "like" or "as"
Diction A writer's/speaker's choice of words intended to convey a particular effect
Syntax The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.
Logos An appeal to the logic of the readers/audience
Pathos an appeal to the emotions of the readers/audience
Ethos An appeal based on the credibility of the author
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