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Rhetoric Devices

Jennifer Walsh

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3.is a figure of speech in which the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
5.is a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience
11.refers to writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a mood or atmosphere
12.is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
14.the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events
15.an explicit comparison, normally using "like", "as", or "if"
18.a device used to produce figurative language, compare dissimilar things
20.an intentional, usually obvious, exaggeration
21.the direct address of a person or personified concept; is most commonly used to communicate intense emotion
22.the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
23.Specific examples that clarify and illustrate the point being established
24.is a kind of inverted parallelism; the structure or word order of two closely placed phrases or clauses in the reverse order
25.the repetition of consonant sounds in close succession, thus linking and emphasizing similarities
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1.the major category into which a literary work fits, the basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama
2.a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently
4.the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences; considered the counterpart to Anaphora
6.the repetition of a word or phrase, followed by additional information; it is used both to clarify and intensely the meaning of the original word.
7.the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses, or sentences, this device links the ideas in a series and often contributes to structural devices like parallelism and climax
8.a reference to a person, event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can be current, historical, literary, fictional or religious; are usually intended to clarify or emphasize points in the passage in which they are included.
9.related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
10.the emphasis of two contrasting ideas by placing them adjacent to one another in a sentence or clause, often in parallel structure
13.the omission of conjunctions that would normally separate the items in a list or a series; the effect is usually a slowing of the pace with which the list is read
16.a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or substitution of one for the other
17.placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
19.language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable
22.the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true

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