Definition
Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. (e.g., “I have a dream… I have a dream…”)
What is Anaphora?
Definition: Expanding on an idea by adding more detail to emphasize its importance.
What is Amplification?
Definition: A brief, witty statement expressing a general truth. (e.g., “Actions speak louder than words.”)
What is Aphorism?
Definition: A question asked for effect, not meant to be answered. (e.g., “Who doesn’t love a good story?”)
What is rhetorical question?
Identify the rhetorical device:
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?"
What is Anaphora?
Definition: The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. (e.g., “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”)
What is Epistrophe?
Definition: The placement of contrasting ideas in parallel structures. (e.g., “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”)
What is Antithesis?
Definition: A rhetorical device where words or concepts are repeated in reverse order. (e.g., “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”)
What is a chiasmus?
Definition: The omission of conjunctions between parts of a sentence for effect. (e.g., “I came, I saw, I conquered.”)
What is Asyndeton?
Identify the rhetorical device:
"Do pigs fly?"
Definition: An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. (e.g., “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”)
What is Hyperbole?
Definition: The placement of two contrasting elements close together for effect. (e.g., “Dark and light, good and evil.”)
What is Juxtaposition?
Definition: The use of similar grammatical structures in a series of phrases or clauses to create rhythm and balance. (e.g., “Like father, like son.”)
What is Parallelism?
Definition: A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted with a related term. (e.g., “The White House issued a statement” instead of “The President issued a statement.”)
What is Metonymy?
Identify the rhetorical device:
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”
What is Polysyndeton?
Definition: A short and interesting or amusing story used to illustrate a point.
What is Anecdote?
Definition: A statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth. (e.g., “Less is more.”)
What is Paradox?
Definition: The use of informal, everyday language or slang in writing or speech. (e.g., “Gonna” instead of “going to.”)
What is Colloquialism?
Definition: A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa. (e.g., “All hands on deck” where “hands” represent sailors.)
What is Synecdoche?
Identify the rhetorical device:
"Hit the road"
What is Synecdoche?
Definition: Providing examples to support a point or argument.
What is Exemplification?
Definition: A phrase or expression that has a meaning different from its literal words. (e.g., “Break a leg” means “Good luck.”)
What is an idiom?
Definition: The deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between clauses or words for emphasis. (e.g., “We have ships and men and money and stores.”)
What is a polysyndeton?
Definition: A mild or indirect word or expression used in place of something harsh or blunt. (e.g., “Passed away” instead of “died.”)
What is Euphemism?
Identify the rhetorical device:
“Let go” instead of “fired”
“Bit the dust” instead of “died”
What is Euphemism?