Repetition
The repetition of similar structures that agree in both meaning and grammar.
What is parallelism?
Seemingly absurd or contradicting statements that when investigated, may be well found or true.
What is paradox?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
What is hyperbole?
Rhetorical device that expands on a narrative or narrative for rhetorical purposes
What is amplification?
Rhetorical device when grammatical constructions or concepts are reversed.
What is chiasmus?
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
What is anaphora?
The rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements and utilizes the direct opposite of the idea for an argument.
What is antithesis?
Figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by a term closely connected with that concept or thing
What is metonymy?
The use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech.
What is colloquialism?
A literary device that includes the deliberate use of multiple conjugations in close succession, creating a sense of rhythm and emphasis.
What is polysyndeton?
Repetition of a word or phase at the end of successive clauses, sentences, or versus for rhetorical poetic effect.
What is epistrophe?
Short phrases that expresses a general truth or principle about life
What is aphorism?
Figure of speech where part of some object or idea is used in place of the whole object or idea.
What is synecdoche?
The act of giving an example of something to get an idea across
What is exemplification?
"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
What is parallelism?
Example: "If there be cords, or knives, or poison, or fire, or suffocating streams, I'll not endure it."
What is polysyndeton?
Act or instance of placing two objects side by side to compare and contrast or create an effect.
What is juxtaposition?
The substitution of a mild and indirect expression or one through to be harsh, offensive, or blunt.
What is euphemism?
Question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or make a point.
What is rhetorical question?
“I came, I saw, I conquered!
What is asyndeton?
The omission of conjunctions that usually join words or clauses.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
What is chiasmus?
“The test is a piece of cake” is an example of it.
What is idiom?
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
What is anecdote?
“Let go” instead of “fired”
What is euphemism?