rhetoric devices Flashcards
Alliteration
Recurrence of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
Short reference to a famous person event or story
amplification
repeating a word or expression whilst adding more detail to it
anaphora
repetition of the same words at the beginning of a phrase sentence or clause
anecdote
a short (usually personal) account of something that has happened
antithesis
Contrasting relationships between 2 ideas
Comparatives
an adjective or adverb that shows something has more of a quality than something else does
Direct address
communicating a message to the reader/audience using direct fashion and the pronoun you- second person
Emotive language
Words and phrases that are used to create an emotional response from the readers/audience
substituting for a particular attribute the name of a famous person
eponym
ethos
applying to the audience/reader
by using their trustworthiness
and credibility
information that can be sub stained and verified
facts and statistics
deliberately exaggerating conditions for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
a command or request
imperatives
appealing to the audiences sense of logic
logos
A verb which expresses necessity or possibility
Modal Verb
Comparing 2 things saying he thing is another
Metaphor
