Devices Definitions
the repeating of the last word of a phrase or clause to start the consecutive phrase or clause
Anadiplosis
The smell of donuts is like kryptonite to me
Allusion
Two or more independent clauses
Compound
I have a lot of studying to do, so I can't go to the party.
Compound sentence
What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing called?
Rhetoric
the use of any element of language-a sound, a word, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence-more than once within a passage of text
Repetition
Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.
Antithesis
Connects a dependent clause to an independent clause to show the relationship between the two clauses.
Subordinating conjunctions
Jane ate pasta.
Independent clause
an appeal to ethics- refers to the authority
Ethos
two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure, are placed side by side
Antithesis
This policy is a cancer on our city
Charged Language
a sentence fragment, it does not express a complete thought on its own. It contains a subject, verb, and a subordinate conjunction.
Dependent clause
Because she was hungry.
Dependent Clause
an appeal to emotion
Pathos
parallelism where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis
Anaphora
She opened a café, a café that ruined her financially.
Anadiplosis
a sentence that can express a complete thought on its own.
Independent clause
While the rain fell, the baby slept and dreamed and the mother watched.
Compound-complex
an appeal to logic
Logos
the repetition of related ideas in the same grammatical structure
Parallelism
So many places, so little time.
Anaphora
2+ independent clauses and 1+ dependent clauses
Compound-complex
I have eaten at that restaurant before.
Subordinating conjunction
What is the occasion and audience for which a speech or text is written called?
Rhetorical situation