Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more proximate words
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more proximate words
Consonance
The repetition of similar consonant sounds in two or more proximate words
Pun
Word play which takes advantage of multiple meanings of the same word
Antithesis
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of phrases
Chiasmus
Reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses (Ex. Do I love you because you’re beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you?)
Epiphora
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of phrases
Hyperbole
The use of exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect
Oxymoron
A paradox reduced to two words (Ex. Parting is such a SWEET SORROW)
Metaphor
Implied comparison between two things of unlike nature
Personification
The attribution of human qualities to abstractions or inanimate objects
Simile
A comparison using like, than, or as
