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Rhetorical Devices
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- 1AlliterationLatin’s “Latira”. It means “letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.
- 2AllusionA brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
- 3AnalogyA comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Metaphors and similes are tools used to draw an analogy.
- 4AnaphoraThe deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence
- 5AntithesisA balance of opposites delivered using parallel structure
- 6ApostropheA writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech
- 7AsyndetonDerived from the Greek word asyndeton which means unconnected. It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence
- 8EpithetDescribes a place, a thing or a person in such a way that it helps in making the characteristics of a person, thing or place more prominent than they actually are
- 9HyperboleA Greek word meaning “over-casting." A figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
- 10ImageryTo use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
- 11MetaphorMakes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them
- 12Metonymy or SynecdocheThe word we use to describe another thing is closely linked to that particular thing, but is not a part of it
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Refers to a thing by the name of one of its parts - 13OnomatopoeiaA word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing
- 14OxymoronA figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
- 15ParadoxFrom Greek, "contrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion." It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth
- 16ParallelismThe use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
- 17PersonificationA figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes
- 18PolysyndetonA stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession
- 19Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)(Represents credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved, Logic, The element of a work that stirs up emotion)
- 20Rhetorical QuestionA question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected
- 21SatireA technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society
- 22SimileDraws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as
- 23Understatement or LitotesTo intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is
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Employs an understatement by using double negatives - 24JuxtapositionTo place opposites next to each other to call attention to extremes
- 25RefrainTo create a memorable phrase
- 26ToneThe attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
- 27IronyWords are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words
- 28AnecdoteA short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point
- 29InvectiveDenotes speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution
- 30Narrative PaceTo convey energy or intense feelings (or lack there of)
- 31ParalipsisAn idea is deliberately suggested through a brief treatment of a subject, while most of the significant points are omitted
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