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RHETORICAL DEVICES
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Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.
What is figurative language?
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John went to the store. He then went to school. John is the ______________________________ of he.
What is antecedent?
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the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

What is Paralellism?

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This rhetorical device is a subtype of parallelism. It is defined as the exact repition of words at the beginning of phrases. ex:The I have a dream speech.
What is anaphora.
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A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.
What is a loose sentence
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This rhetorical device involves two unlike things being compared using like or as. ex: Her hair was as red as fire.
What is a simile.
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the author’s attitude, emotional, or perspective conveyed through diction, viewpoint, syntax, and level of formality

What is tone?

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a recurring, significant element—such as an image, sound, phrase, or design—that reinforces core themes in literature, art, and music

What is a motif?

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This rhetorical device involves an expression that has unusual meaning. ex: To kick the bucket, to break a leg...
What is an idiom.
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This rhetorical device involves the deliberate exaggeration of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is hyperbole.
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The three main types of appeals (The Greek Please)
What is Ehtos, Pathos, Logos
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a question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

What is connotation?

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words and phrases with strong positive or negative connotations designed to evoke emotions, sway opinions, or influence people beyond their literal meaning

What is loaded language

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This rhetorical device involves a direct or indirect reference to somthing which is commonly known. ex:'Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities'..
What is an Allusion.
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deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- - this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work.
What is ambiguity?
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A short personal story that leads into a larger point.

 What is an anecdote?

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A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.
What is satire?
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This rhetorical device involves the second part of a sentence meaning the exact opposite than the first part. ex: "Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man." (Edgar Allan Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart")
What is antithesis.
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A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
What is a paradox
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What is assonance/consonance

The repetition of a vowel or a consonant sound

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

What is juxtaposition?

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This term literally means “sermon,” but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
What is a homily?
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an example of this device is... "Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all,
What is an extended metaphor.
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This device refers to the way an author chooses to join word into phrases and sentences.
What is syntax.