Rhetorical Devices
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homeyroller on June 25, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apostrophe | A direct express to an absent person, inanimate object, or abstract quality. (ie death) Usually used to give vent or to display intense emotion, which can no longer be held back. |
| Hypophora | a rhetorical term demonstrated when a question is raised and then immediately answered by the asker. |
| Rhetorical Question | A question asked for effect rather than information, usually implying a strong affirmation or denial. |
| Antithesis | A contrast of two words, ideas, or phrases emphasized through parallelism. |
| Hyperbaton | Emphasize a verb by putting it at the end of a sentence, use inversion, adjective after the noun. |
| Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reversed order. Used for emphasis, contrast. |
| Zeugma | Linking two or more parts of speech by another part of speech. For example, one verb with multiple subjects. |
| Polyptoton | Repeating a word in a different form. Used on significant words. |
| Anaphora | Repeating the same words at the start of multiple phrases. Gives intensity. |
| Epistrophe | Repeating the same words at the end of multiple phrases. Used for emphasis. |
| Symploce | A combination of anaphora and epistrophe. Powerful use of repetition to make an important point. |
| Epanalepsis | Repeating the same words at the beginning and end of a sentence. It can be used to reveal a truth, and then make a connection to an important context. |
| Epizeuxis | Repitition of words with no others in between. Use for emphasis. |
| Aposiopesis | Breaking off of a thought, used to show that the speaker cannot continue due to overwhelming passion. |
| Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word from the previous line, clause, etc.Used to put focus on the author's train of thought. |
| Climax | A list of items in increasing importance. |
| Asyndeton | Gives the effect of incompletion, climax, spontaneity, synonymity, speed, simplicity. |
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