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2ndDakotah

Rhetorical Terms

TermDefinition
Alliteration The repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words
Allusion An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work
Analogy Comparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms
Antithesis A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence
Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase
Diction Refers to the author’s word choice
Ellipsis When one or more words are omitted from a sentence
Ethos A characteristic spirit of a given culture, era, or community or its beliefs; Ethos, in purely rhetorical terms, is a label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual
Hyperbole An intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect
Imagery Visually descriptive or figurative language
Irony The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what the writer intends to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis.
Oxymoron A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Pathos A quality that evokes pity or sadness
Personification The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Symbol/Symbolism A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea
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