Rhetorical Devices

Question 0

Allusion

Answer 0

Definition: Reference to a generally famous person, place, or thing

Effect: Evoke an atmosphere/period in history

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Definition: Repetition of same initial consonant sound or any vowel sound

Effect: Beauty of sound & emphasis

Question 2

Ambiguity

Answer 2

Definition: When a word or passage can be understand two ways

Effect: Irony/humour or suggesting complexity of experience

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

Definition: Balance of two opposite/contrasting words, phrases, clauses

Effect: Development by contrast

“God is love but what a devil love is”

Question 4

Assonance

Answer 4

Definition: Repetition of internal vowel sounds

Effect: Beauty of sound & emphasis

Question 5

Balance

Answer 5

Definition: Sentence with 2 distinct halves of same length & importance

Effect: Powerful structure?

Question 6

Clause

Answer 6

Definition: Contains subject & predicament.

Independent stands on its own & dependent does not.

Question 7

Colloquial

Answer 7

Definition: Language that appears more in speech than in writing (mofo)

Effect: Entertaining, flavourful, informal

Question 8

Complex Sentence

Answer 8

Definition: Sentence with independent clause & at least one dependant clause

Question 9

Connotation

Answer 9

Definition: Feelings & attitudes aroused by a word

Effect: Sheds negative or positive light on a certain subject

Question 10

Consonance

Answer 10

Definition: Repetition of internal consonant sounds

Effect: Harmonious

Question 11

Cumulative Sentence

Answer 11

Definition: Starts with general statement, then expands into a series of particulars

Effect: A means of description & imagery

Question 12

Figure of speech

Answer 12

Definition: Includes metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, irony, metonymy

Effect: Stylistic rather than straightforward or plain

Question 13

Imagery

Answer 13

Definition: Appeal to touch, smell, taste, hearing & sight constructed with words

Effect: Reader can visualize what author is seeing or feeling etc

Question 14

Interrupted Movement

Answer 14

Definition: Used in formal writing where a normal word order is interrupted (Jaidyn, as we have seen, has curly hair) Interrupted by a clause

Effect: Variation on typical sentence structure

Question 15

Irony

Answer 15

Definition: Use of words to mean something other than on the surface

Effect: Creates surprise, emphasis

Question 16

Metaphor

Answer 16

Definition: Implied comparison between 2 things that seem different

Effect: Vivid, makes a clear point

Question 17

Parallel Structure

Answer 17

Definition: Two or more words/phrases are related in the same way to the same word/words.

Effect: Sustain a mood, suggest rapid action

Question 18

Periodic Sentence

Answer 18

Definition: Sentence that delays expression of a complete thought until the end

Effect: Emphasis through sentence structure, variation

Question 19

Personification

Answer 19

Definition: Ideas, animals or things are given human attribute

Effect: Relate on a human level, emphasizes importance

Question 20

Symbol

Answer 20

Definition: Exists as something tangible but also as something greater than itself - ideal, belief.

Effect: Like metaphor, makes a clear point

Question 21

Tone

Answer 21

Definition: Attitude toward subject & reader

Effect: Desired effect on reader expressed through tone

Question 22

Understatement

Answer 22

Definition: Play down something of importance

Effect: Calls attention to the subject=emphasis