LP Rhetoric: A's Flashcards
1
Q
anastrophe
A
“Yoda-speak”
ex: chocolate i like as opposed to i like chocolate
2
Q
antithesis
A
parallel structure; opposite truths
3
Q
asyndeton
A
blends list with no and but uses ,
4
Q
anthimeria
A
turning one part of speech into another
5
Q
allusion
A
widely known figure
ex: he walked down the hallway and the students parked for him like the Red Sea
6
Q
apostrophe
A
99% use “o” to express emotion
7
Q
anaphora
A
repetition at the beggining
8
Q
anadiplosis
A
repeating back to back
ex: I love milk, milk is delicous
9
Q
alliteration
A
The sound at the beginning must be the same
ex: Ah! what a delicious day
10
Q
assonance
A
similar vowel sounds repeated successive words containing different consonants
