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Rhetorical Devices 2
English
| Term | Definition & Example |
|---|---|
| Parallelism | The use of successive verbal construction in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc |
| Parallelism | ex. That's one step for man, one giant leap for mankind |
| Metaphor | Comparing one idea, object, or image directly the another dissimilar one without using like or as |
| Metaphor | ex. "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or a whole is made to represent the sum of its parts |
| Synecdoche | ex. All hands on deck |
| Metonymy | The substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself |
| Metonymy | ex. The Crown: the British royal family |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration used for emphasis |
| Hyperbole | ex. I Love You to the moon and back |
| Simile | Comparing one idea, object, or image to another dissimilar one by using like or as |
| Simile | ex. Life is like a box of chocolate |
| Polysyndeton | A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect |
| Polysyndeton | ex. "If there be cords, or knives, or poison, or fire, or suffocating streams, I'll not endure it" |
| Asyndeton | Omits conjunctions to change a sentence's tone by speeding up a speaker or writer's words - may emphasize what is being said |
| Asyndeton | ex. "Consciousness of place came ebbing back to him slowly over a vast tract of time unlit, u felt, unlived" |
| Epistrophe | The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences |
| Epistrophe | ex. "...I'll be there. Wherever they's a cop beaten' up a guy, I'll be there...why, I'll be there" |
| Anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences |
| Anaphora | ex. "Let freedom ring. from the mighty mountains of New York...Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania" |
| Symploce | Repetition at the beginning and end to create another figure of speech |
| Symploce | ex. "That Angelo's forsworn; is it not strange? / That Angelo's a murderer; is't not strange?" |
| Anadiplosis | A figure of speech in which a word or group of words located at the end of one clause or sentences is repeated at or near the beginning of the following clause or sentence |
| Anadiplosis | ex. "Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task" |
| Crescendo | Words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance |
| Crescendo | ex. "Vendi, vidi, vici" meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered" |
| Amplification | Embellishing a word or phrase by adding more information to it in order to increase worth and understandibility |
| Amplification | ex. The dog is an excellent breed, full of intelligence, loyalty, and overall healthfulness |
| Aposiopesis | A rhetorical device that can be defined as a figure of speech in which the speaker or writer breaks off abruptly, and leaves the statement incomplete |
| Aposiopesis | ex. "Well, I lay if I get hold of you I’ll –" |
| Epimone | The repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis - to dwell on an important point |
| Epimone | ex. In Julius Caesar, the phrase "And Brutus is an honorable man" multiple times in one scene |
| Rhetorical Question | A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer |
| Rhetorical Question | ex. Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"? |
| Hypophora | Figure of speech in which a speaker poses a question and then immediately answers it |
| Hypophora | ex. When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do? It did what it has always done in all its times of peril. It appealed to the heroism of its youth. |
| Litotes | A figure of speech and a form of understatement in which a sentiment is expressed ironically by negating its contrary |
| Litotes | ex. "It's not the best weather today" during a hurricane |
| Anthropomorphism | The attribution of human characteristics, emotions, and behaviors to animals or other non-human things (including objects, plants, and supernatural beings) - different from personification as the entity consciously behaves like a human |
| Anthropomorphism | ex. The car struggled to start |
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