rhetorical devices Flashcards
allegory
reveals the hidden meaning of a sentence or passage
analogy
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Anaphora
the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition
apostrophe
an exclamatory phrase or passage
antithesis
opposite ideas with contrasted words. Hate stirs up strife but love covers all sins
litotes
ironic understatement ex. you wont be sorry
metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute for the thing meant. ex hand for assistance
paradox
a seemingly ridiculous statement that has a logical answer or a seemingly normal statement that has no logical answer.
synecdoche
a part represents the whole. Pittsburg won by 6 Pittsburg means the baseball team
digress
leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
elegiac
relating to or characteristic of a serious poem
indifferent
doesnt care, not opinionated
inquisitive
curious, wondering
intractable
hard to control
maudlin
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental
