Rhetorical Choices Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds
Anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines
Antanaclasis
repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance
Antonomasia
the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name
Cacophony
harsh sounds
Dyphemism
The substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one
Epistrophe
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Hyperbole
exaggeration
Litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Simile
a comparison using like or as
Juxtaposition
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
Irony
A contrast between expectation and reality
Personification
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
