rhetorical devices Flashcards
1
Q
chiasmus
A
words repeated in reverse order
2
Q
conundrum
A
confusing/difficult problem
3
Q
alliteration
A
repetition of same letter or sounds in words
4
Q
cacophony
A
harsh mixture of sounds
5
Q
epigraph
A
quotation at beginning of text to show theme
6
Q
antithesis
A
opposite of something
7
Q
euphony
A
pleasing to the ear
8
Q
elegy
A
poem of serious reflection
9
Q
eulogy
A
speech praising the dead
10
Q
deus ex machina
A
a plot device that is unexpected and turns the tide
11
Q
antimetabole
A
repeating words in opposite order
12
Q
asyndeton
A
without conjunction
13
Q
consonance
A
repetition of consonance sounds
14
Q
satire
A
use of humor exaggeration to ridicule
15
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euphemism
A
using a milder word to explain something in a less harsh way
