Rhetorical Strategies
An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
The action of recalling upon a memory or time in one's writing
What is Anecdote?
The intention of deviating from what is normal, or expected
What is Oxymoron?
Using same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
What is Parallel Structure?
A passage in a speech/poem addressed to a person
What is Apostrophe?
The act of employing ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
What is Colloquialism?
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
What is Juxtaposition?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought
What is (a) Subordinate Clause?
The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
What is Euphemism?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
What is Allusion?
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
What is (a) Paradox?
Production of a sense impression relating to another sense
What is Synesthesia?
A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part
What is Metonymy?
An ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
What is Litotes?
To resemble a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
What is Elegiac?
The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues
What is Ellipsis?
A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement
What is Non Sequitur?
Words are repeated in reverse order, in the same order, or a modified form
What is Chiasmus?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is Allegory?
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
What is Syllogism?