Rhetorical Analysis Review ^ Rhetoric Tool Box: Syntax Flashcards
the repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words.
alliteration
the repetition of wording at the beginning of sequenced clauses (ex: “We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France.”
anaphora
the inversion of word order (ex: “If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan’s apprentice.”)
anastrophe
the absence of coordinating conjunctions with a list or series (ex: “…and that government of the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”)
asyndeton
reverse parallel structure, also known as crisscross or mirrored parallelism (ex: “By day the frolic, and the dance by night.”)
chiasmus
repetition at the end of the clauses or phrases for the purpose of emphasis (ex: “Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don’t give me the same idiot.”)
epiphora/epistrophe
the use of identical grammatical structure for emphasis (ex: “So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.”)
parallelism
juxtaposition without a conjunction (ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”)
parataxis
the overuse of conjunctions in a list or series (ex: “Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly - mostly - let them have their whiteness.”)
polysyndeton
the reiteration of a phrase or word for emphasis
repetition
a sentence fragment that is used to create a desired effect
rhetorical fragment
a question that is asked for the sake of argument (ex: “When will nuclear proliferation end?”)
rhetorical question
a change in definition or word use within a clause or phrase (ex: You are free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit.”)
syllepsis/zeugma
