rhetorical and poetic devices Flashcards
repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the end of one phrase or clause and the beginning of the nect
anadiplosis
repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning
anaphora
repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the end
epistrophe
the use of the same word or phrase at the beginning and end of a sentence
epanalepsis
the consecutive repetition of a word, often in a pattern of three
epizeuxis
terms linked together in a different sense of meaning (one literal and one figurative)
syllepsis
the omission of a word
ellipsis
using one part of sleep as another (verbing a noun)
anthimeria
when words appear in unexpected order (yoda talk)
anastrophe
the repetition of grammatical structures
parallelism
contrasting ideas expressed in parallel form
antithesis
an inversion of grammatical structure, idea, or sound (abba)
chiasmus
a sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length
tricolon
asking one or more questions and then proceeding to answer those questions
hypophera
a brief statement of what has been said and what will follow
metabasis
anticipates an objection that might be raised by the audience and responds to it
procatalepsis
the strategy of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses in a list
asyndeton
the use of conjunctinon between each word, phrase, or clause for the purpose of sounding heavily labored
polysyndeton
the deliberate expression of an idea as less important than it actually is
understatement
deliberate exaggeration of conditions for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
a list that increases by degrees in importance, weight, or magnitude
climax
when the audience knows something that the characters don’t
dramatic irony
saying one thing but meaning something else
verbal irony
expecting one thing to happen but getting something else
situational irony
a question that does not call for an answer and actually makes a statement
erotema
the act of correcting oneself
metanoia
calling attention to a point by seeming to dismiss or ignore it
praeteritio
breaking off a statement midway in order to create a rhetorical effect
aposiopesis
pause or break within a line of poetry
caesura
when the ideas runs on from one line to the next
enjambment
a word whose sound imitates the word it describes
onomatopoeia
what are two things that inform you that the poem is a shakespearean sonnet?
- there are 14 lines
2. Volta
emphasis on words
meter
appears before the final couplet, unexpected shift
volta
