Rhetorical Devices Extra Flashcards
Information or rumor deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution
Propaganda
Allegory
Narrative form in which characters and actions have meanings outside themselves. Characters are usually personifications of abstract qualities
Narrative form in which characters and actions have meanings outside themselves. Characters are usually personifications of abstract qualities
Allegory
Colloquial
Ordinary language. (A sandwich is called a sub, hero or grinder, it depends on the place your in)
Ordinary language. (A sandwich is called a sub, hero or grinder, it depends on the place your in)
Colloquial
Juxtaposition
Placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose.
Placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose.
Juxtaposition
Anaphora
Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
Anaphora
Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words.
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words.
Assonance
Consonance
The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels such as pitter-patter, splish splash
The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels such as pitter-patter, splish splash
Consonance
Ambiguity
Use of language in which multiple meanings are possible
Use of language in which multiple meanings are possible
Ambiguity
