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Rhetorical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea |