Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
头韵(开头使用相同的字母或语音)
Repetition of the beginning sound in words
Allusion
间接提到,暗指,映射,典故
An implied or direct reference to a famous person, event, quotation or piece of literature
Anaphora
复指(下文的词反指或代替上文的词)
Repetition of the same words or group of words at the beginning of a phrase or sentence
Metaphor
隐喻,暗喻
Comparison of two unlike things - a metaphor says something IS another thing, not just like it.
Simile
明喻
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Hyperbole
夸张
An exaggeration to make a point
Onomatopoeia
拟声
Words that sound like what they mean
Personification
拟人
Giving human qualities to an object or idea
Rule of three
一个句子中有三个相似的成分(故事,例子,问题 )
Including three equal elements in a sentence or series of sentences. The speaker can reveal three interesting facts, tell three stories, or ask three questions in a row.
Parallelism
类似
Parts of a sentence are grammatically the same to add rhythm and clarity
Epistrophe
尾语重复
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentence