Rhetorical Devices 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelOCR Created by: 11pyoungCreated on: 12-04-17 12:40 Alliteration Repeating the same sound/letter at the beginnign of several words in a sequence 1 of 32 Antistrophe Repitition of same word at the end of successive clauses 2 of 32 Allusion Short reference to a familiar person, place, thing or event 3 of 32 Amplification Repeats a word or expression whilst adding detail 4 of 32 Anadiplosis Repeats one or several words that end one clause and begin another 5 of 32 Anaphora Repitition of same word at the beginning of successive phrases 6 of 32 Analogy Similar to an extended metaphor. Comparison is made to develop a line of reasoning 7 of 32 Anastrophe Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis 8 of 32 Antithesis Figure of balance. Contrasting ideas are deliberately used in consecutive phrases 9 of 32 Assonance Successive use of syllables with similar vowel sounds 10 of 32 Asyndeton Lack of conjunctions between successive phrases 11 of 32 Chiamus Words in one phrase are reversed in the next 12 of 32 Climax Arrangement of words in increasing importance 13 of 32 Diacope Repitition of word or phrase after intervening word or phrase 14 of 32 Distinctio Elaboration to prevent misunderstanding 15 of 32 Eponym Substituting the name of a famous person for an attribute 16 of 32 Expletive Word or phrase that interrupts normal speech to lend emphasis to words next to it 17 of 32 Hyperbole Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis 18 of 32 Hypophora Questions asked and answered by speaker consecutively 19 of 32 Litotes Understatement Denies opposite of a word which would have been used otherwise 20 of 32 Meiosis Deliberate understatement 21 of 32 Metabasis Brief statement of what has been said and what will follow 22 of 32 Metanoia Qualifying a statement by recalling it and expressing it in a different way 23 of 32 Metaphor Comparison of two things 24 of 32 Parallelism Successive phrases with similar grammatical structure 25 of 32 Praeterio Preteneded omission for rhetorical effect 26 of 32 Polysyndeton Repititve use of a conjunction between words, phrasses and clauses 27 of 32 Scesis Onomaton Emphasising something by expressing it in a string of synonymous phrases 28 of 32 Sententia A well-known saying is used to sum up the preceding material 29 of 32 Simile Comparison using 'like' and 'as' 30 of 32 Symploce Repeats the first and last word in one phrase in one or more successive phrases 31 of 32 Tricolon Use of phrases in threes 32 of 32
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