Rhetoric Devices Flashcards
Simile
Comparison between two things using like or as
Metaphor
Comparison between two different things, denoting a similarity
Euphemism
A pleasant phrase or saying to convey a more familiar or less pleasant one
Hypophora
A question followed by an answer
Personification
Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects
Anaphora
Repetition of the word/phrase is at the beginning of the two or more sentences or clauses
Epistrophe
Repetition of words at the end of successive phrases
Chiasmus (Antimetabole)
A two-part sentence or phrase, where the second part is a mirror image of the first
Hyperbole
Over exaggeration
Anadiplosis
When the same word at the end of a sentence is at the beginning of the next sentence
Diacope
Repeated word or phrase split up by another word
Asyndeton
Lack of conjunctions between successive phrases or words
Antithesis
Two ideas are contrasted using parallel syntactical structure
Anecdote
A short story or tale that is interesting, humorous or biographical
Allusion
An expression or phrase in one text calls to mind an expression or phrase from another text without direct reference
