Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
simple sentences:
only one clause with single subject and predicate
loose (cumulative) sentences: includes the main idea at the
beginning of the sentence, with the rest of the sentence adding details to this idea
exclamatory sentence:
exclaims
complex sentences: has
subordinate clauses
periodic sentences: THE
main clause appears at the end of the sentence
compound sentences: contains more than
one subject or predicate
interrogative sentences
ask a question
imperative sentences:
a command
complex-compound sentence: comprised of at least ….. and …
two independent clauses; one or more dependent clauses
alliteration:
when a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series
zeugma: use of two different words in a
grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings
asyndeton
intentional omission of conjunctions between series of related clauses
conceit: a figure of speech in which two vastly
different objects are likened together with help of similes/metaphors
anaphora: rhetorical device in which a word/group of words is
repeated at the begining of two/more successive clauses or sentences
assonance takes place when two/more words
close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds
epistrophe: repetition of
phrases/words at the end of the clauses/sentences
litotes: a figure of speech which employs an
understatement by using double negatives
another description of litotes: a positive statement that is
expressed by negating its opposite expressions
metonymy: a figure of speech in which something is calle by a
new name that is related in meaning to the original thing
polysyndeton: device in which several
coordinating conjunctions are used in succession (opposite of asyndeton)
parallelism: device in which parts of the sentence are
grammatically the same
