Rhetorical Devices #1 Flashcards
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
Allegory
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
Alliteration
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art
Allusion
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
Ambiguity
The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
Anadiplosis
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
Analogy
One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
Anaphora
A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event
Anecdote
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
Antecedent
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle
Aphorism
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love
Apostrophe
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described
Atmosphere
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
Clause
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
Colloquial/Colloquialism
A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible
Coherence
