Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
Grammatical repetition/ parallelism
Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence
Similie
An explicit comparison between two things using “like” or “as”
Repetition
Reinforces a message
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect
Humour
Getting the audience to laugh with you is very persuasive.humour can be achieved in many ways.
Metaphor
Implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words,not meant literally
Personification
Attribution of personality to an impersonal thing
Antithesis
Opposition,or contrast of ideas or words
Tricolon
Three parallel elements elements of the same length,occuring together in a series
Pronouns
Encourage listeners to feel part of a group “we” or allows the speaker to take credit (or blame) for “I” or allows for direct address “you”
Imperatives
Commands that activate the listener to do something
Rhetorical questions
Questions which do not look for the hearer to inform the speaker but to persuade them of something.
Modal verbs
“strong” modals often used in rhetoric e.g. must,will
Use of the tenses
Future can help paint a picture of what will come to pass unless or because of
