Rhetoric And Devices Flashcards
Allusion is:
Any reference to something.
Biblical, historical, fictional, etc.
Alliteration is:
The repetition of a same or similar consonant sound that are close together
Analogy is:
Any comparison between two things to highlight similarities
Anaphora is:
The repetition of a phrase or word at the BEGINNING OF a sentence
Anastrophe is:
Fancy word for inversion.
Antimetabole / Chiasmus is:
Repetition of words in successive clauses in REVERSE GRAMMATICAL ORDER.
Eat to live, not live to eat.
Antithesis is:
The balancing of highly contrasted words or phrases.
Antihero is:
The protagonist that holds the opposite traits of a regular hero.
HEATHCLIFF and Shrek are examples.
Anthropomorphism is:
Giving a personality to inanimate objects.
Olaf from Frozen
Aphorism / Maxim / Epigram is:
Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wide observation on life.
Apostrophe is:
Talking to an inanimate, dead, or imaginary character about an abstract concept.
Assonance is:
Repetition of similar vowel sounds.
Consonance is:
Repetition of similar consonant sounds.
Conceit is
An elaborate metaphor that compares two startlingly different things
Elegy is:
A poem of mourning and grief
Epic is:
A long narrative which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies values in a society
Epithet is:
Adjective used or applied to a person that is frequently used to emphasize a quality.
Voldemort - He Who Must Not Be Named
Epistrophe is:
Repetition at the end of a sentence
Farce is:
Type of comedy in which stereotyped character are in odd situations
Foil is:
Character that acts as a contrast to another
Heathcliff and Edgar
Foreshadowing is:
Using hints and clues to allude to something in the future
Free verse is:
Poetry does not conform to meter
Allegory
Characters are all symbolic in an extended metaphor
Ambiguity
Not being clear or direct
Anecdote
Short personal story in a passage
Archetype
Stereotypes for characters. Hero, Damsel, Jester, Paladin
Balanced Sentence
A sentence structured with equal sides.
Cacophony
Harsh to the ear, poor sounding sounds
Round character / Dynamic character
Everchanging, a character with deep depth
Flat / Static character
Personality defined by two or so traits
Colloquialism
Jargon not used in formal conversation
‘Dad’ ‘Swag’
Conflict
Rift in between characters
Connotation
Feeling or understanding of the word
Couplet
Last two lines of a Shakespearean Sonnet, sums up or finalizes sonnet
Dialect
Ethnic way or tone of speaking
Dialogue
Speech between characters
Diction
Way words are written on the page
Epigraph
Opening quotation at the beginning of a book
Euphemism
Lighter way of putting something
“He isn’t with us anymore”
“Kicked him in his ding dong”
Euphony
Pleasing to the ear from a words sound
Foil
Character that contrasts the main
Hero
Leader and main character of the story that overcomes struggle to pursue their quest
Byronic Hero
Dark brooding personality, primitive, angsty, deeply connected to love
Hyperbole
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