Rhetorical Features of Literary and non-Literary Oral and Written Texts Flashcards
A broad term that encompasses everything from the structure used by an author to the author’s word choice to the logic and reasoning used in making a point.
Rhetoric
Short Story elements
Plot, Character, Setting, Climax
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds - ex: rubber baby buggy bumpers
Alliteration
A reference to an event, literary work or person - ex: I can’t do that because I am not Superman.
Allusion
Repeats a word or expression for emphasis - ex: Love, real love, takes time.
Amplification
Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics - ex: He is flaky as a snowstorm
Analogy
Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases - ex: “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?” (Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare)
Anaphora
When two opposites are introduced in the same sentence, for contrasting effect - ex: When there is need of silence, you speak, and when there is need of speech, you are dumb.
Antithesis
Places a noun or phrase next to another noun for descriptive purposes - ex: Mary, queen of the land, hosted the ball.
Appositive
Using an adjective or adjective phrase to describe - ex: mesmerizing eyes
Epithet
An exaggeration - ex: I have done this a thousand times.
Hyperbole
Compares two things by stating one is the other - ex: The eyes are the windows of the soul.
Metaphor
A two word paradox - ex: near miss, seriously funny
Oxymoron
Uses words or phrases with a similar structure - ex: I went to the store, parked the car and bought a pizza.
Parallelism
Compares one object to another - ex: He smokes like a chimney.
Simile
