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Rhetorical Devices
Definitions for rhetorical devices for AP English Lit (Crane)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anadiplosis | A technique whereby the concluding word of a sentence or clause becomes the first word of the next sentence or clause. |
| Analogy | A comparison or correspondence between two things because of a third shared element. |
| Anaphora | A repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more clauses. |
| Antimetabole | Repeating words in reverse order for surprise and emphasis. |
| Antithesis | Rhetorical construction in which words are opposed, but balanced. |
| Apostrophe | Rhetorically addressing someone who cannot respond. |
| Asyndeton | Omission of a conjunction before the last item of a series. |
| Chiasmus | Reversing grammatical elements for effect. |
| Ellipsis | Omission of one or more words for conciseness and drama. |
| Epanalepsis | Opening and closing a sentence with the same word or phrase for surprise and emphasis. |
| Parallelism | A rhetorical style in which coordinate ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance. |
| Rhetoric | The art of speaking effectively. |
| Rhetorical Question | A questions that expects no answer. |