Rhetorical Devices Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Hyperbole
A
Exaggeration
2
Q
Understatement
A
Less than you would think about that subject
3
Q
Litotes
A
Using a word opposite of the condition
4
Q
Antithesis
A
One time it was good one time it was bad
Two contrasting ideas
5
Q
Hypophora
A
Asking a question then preceding to answer it
6
Q
Rhetorical question
A
Ask a question not expecting a response (answer is implied)
7
Q
Procatalepsis
A
Answers a question without asking a question
8
Q
Distinctio
A
You define the word
9
Q
Simile
A
Comparing things using like or as
10
Q
Metaphor
A
Comparing things without using like or as
11
Q
Analogy
A
Explaining something well known to something not well known
Comparison
