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Rhetoric Strategies
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- 1AllegoryA piece of text with an underlying message that is usually political or moral.
- 2AllusionReferencing something without specifically mentioning it
- 3Comparing two things usually on the basis of structure.Analogy
- 4Deliberate repetition to get a point acrossAnaphora
- 5A short, amusing story or event used to get a point acrossAnecdote
- 6AphorismA simple statement that holds a general truth
- 7A figure of speech that detaches the author from reality to address and imaginary characterApostrophe
- 8EuphamismIndirectly referring to something in a polite way while talking about something unpleasant
- 9HyperboleOver exaggerating for the sake of emphasis
- 10MetaphorImplied comparison between two things
- 11Replacing the name of something with the name of something closely relatedMetonymy
- 12A statement contrary to itselfParadox
- 13Rhetorical QuestionA question without an expected answer
- 14SynedocheA literary device where a part represents a whole and vice versa
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- Different rhetoric strategies to help enhance writing
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- Trisha Laughlin
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