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enargia
visually powerful description that vividly recreates smt
anadiplosis
repetition of last word in previous clause
(general who became slave, slave who became …)
figurative language
words/sentences not using strict/realistic meaning
epistrophe
repetition of word at the end of successive clauses/sentences
(for the people, by the people)
rhetorical question
question for dramatic effect
juxtaposition
two things placed together with contrasting effect
sibilance
hissing sound
polysyndeton
number of conjunctions in close succession
(neither rain NOR fire NOR water)
anaphora
repetition of word/saying at beginning of sentences
(we cannot…
we cannot…)
allusion
implied reference
alliteration
repetition of initial consonant sounds
tricolon
group of 3 words/phrases similar in length/structure
synecdoche
figure of pseech where part is made to represent whole
(hand in marriage where hand = you)
tone
accent/pitch of voice to express smt
syntax
arrangment of words for well formed language
hyperbole
exaggerated statement for emphasis
antanaclasis
repetition of word within sentence where second use of word has different meaning
paralipsis
brief mention to rhetorically emphasize whats omitted
assonance
closely similar sounds (vowels)
asyndeton
absence of conjunction between parts of a sentence
concession
where speaker recognizes opponent’s point
ethos
character appeal
logos
logical appeal
pathos