The A's
Reference outside the text to a specific event, object, or person commonly known to the reader
Draws on the reader's prior knowledge to illustrate an idea. Creates a sense of connection and understanding with the reader
Allusion
Purposeful repeating of keywords and phrases
Emphasizes an important point or detail. Creates a hypnotic effect opening the reader's mind to suggestion
Repetition
Exaggeration
Hyper Bowely
Who wrote Gettysburg address
Guy who was shot
A type of repetition. Repetition at the beginning of lines, phrases, clauses. . .
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
Using the same grammatical structure in close proximity
To draw a reader's attention to the relationship between the items
Parallelism
Calling of Audience
Direct Address
Gettysburg time period
Civil War
The juxtaposition (placement close together) of contracting ideas
Contrast highlights the importance of the ideas. Makes the ideas stand out
Antithesis
The juxtaposition (placement close together) of ideas with a sentence
Changing the word order makes the sentence or idea stand out
Chiasmus
Direct comparison between unlike subjects or ideas. Sim uses like or as
Use abstract ideas by connecting them to something the reader already knows
Simile and Metaphor
Speech by FDR about WWII
Four freedoms
The omission of conjunctions
Create a more forceful sentence and it conveys confidence
Asyndeton
Including more conjunctions than you need
Slows the sentence down, and encourages the listener or reader to focus on each presented subject
Polysyndeton
A question not meant to be answered or that the audience already knows the answer to.
Helps activate the listener's prior knowledge. Engages the audience, creates support
Rhetorical Question