Flashcards
Rhetorical devices
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1Rhetorical devices—-
- 2Analogy-explains one thing in terms of another
-used to help the reader/audience understand the point. - 3Anaphora-repetition of word or phrase
-creates rhythm. - 4Hyperbole-over exaggeration
-allows the writer to add significance to a point to make it more persuasive and believable - 5Metaphor-comparison
-can be used to familiarize the original thing and helps create the image in the reader or audiences mind - 6Onomatopoeia-a word imitating its sound.
-creates an image as majority are familiar with the noises created by these words. - 7Oxymoron-a two-word paradox
-used to dramatize the thing because of the extreme contrast. - 8—