Classical Rhetoric terms Flashcards
repetition of words consecutively; the simple and classic form repeats the word thrice (A,A,A)
Epizeuxis
the repetition of phrases; consecutive repetition (ABCx, ABCy, ABCz)
Epimone
The use of the same word or phrase both at the beginning and end of the sentence
Epanalepsis
The repeating of words at the start of successive sentences or clauses, and other words are repeated at the end with one word changed
Symploce
the use of the same language at the end of one sentence or clause and at the start of the next
Anadiplosis
repeating the root of a word with a different ending
Polyptoton
repeating the same words at the start of successive sentences or clauses; repetition of the subject with changes in the verb
Anaphora
the juxtaposition of parallel, but contrasting ideas or images
Antithesis
when words or other elements are repeated with their order reversed
Chiasmus
a departure from the conventional subject, verb, object word order, or movement of a modifier into an unexpected place
Anastrophe
the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a series of sentences or clauses
Epistrophe
the use of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases similar in length and parallel in structure
Parallelism
the arrangement of three parallel claims about the same subject
Tricolon
when the speaker describes what he will not say, and then says it , or at least a little bit of it, after all
Praeteritio
the repeated use of conjunctions
Polysyndeton
compares two different things that resemble each other in at least one way
Simile
metaphorically represents an animal inanimate object as having human attributes
Personification
a short, informal reference to a famous person or event
Allusion
interrupts discussion to directly address a person or personified thing, either present or absent
Apostrophe
compares two different things by on in terms of the other, asserting that one thing/is the other thing
Metaphor
substitution of one part of speech for another
Anthimeria
an omission of expected words, with various consequences
Ellipsis
one word used one time, but applied in two different ways
Syllepsis
occurs when the speaker ask a question and then answers it
Hypophora
when the speaker anticipates an objection in their own argument, and then immediately answers it
Procatalepsis
reviews what has been said, then previews what will be said
Metabasis
when rhyme occurs at the end of a line of poetry
End Rhyme
rhyme inside of one line of poetry
Internal Rhyme
when a poet uses words that nearly rhyme
Slant Rhyme
