Rhetorical Analysis Terms Flashcards
“Desserts are delicious, delicious are all desserts.” OR “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”
Antimetabole
“Not bad, not bad at all.” OR “She’s not ugly.”
Litote
“The storm sank his boat and his dreams.” OR “The divorce broke my heart and my wallet.”
Zeugma
“The woman’s head was round, so round that she couldn’t fit through doors, nor could she wear regular-sized hats.” OR “She scolded her son, telling him to apologize, and if not he would go to his room.”
Cumulative Sentence
“I’m all ears.” OR “The crown has all the power.”
Metonymy
“Task failed successfully.” OR “We’re busy doing nothing.”
Oxymoron
“Suddenly, for no apparent reason, they started arguing.” OR “He studied for the test for 8 hours, but he still failed.”
Periodic Sentence
“I want the blue or pink or yellow ice cream.” OR “I bought a new phone a new jacket and a new necklace.”
Polysyndeton
“I came, I played, I won.” OR “The tiger peered, pounced, grasped.”
Asyndeton
“My day was good. My day will be bad.” OR “She is my world. She is my happiness. She is my everything.”
Anaphora
“The days go on. On the cycle of life. Life that begins every day.” OR “The daughter became a mother. Mother became a grandmother.”
Anadiplosis
“All fair in love and war.” OR “Rags to riches.”
Juxtaposition
“I like swimming, hiking, and biking.” OR “My dog not only likes treats but also bones.”
Parallel Structure
“See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” OR “Happy Emily, sad Emily, kind Emily.”
Epistrophe
“Many are called, but few are chosen.” OR “You are not a flower, but a weed.”
Antithesis
