rhetorical strategies list 9

Question 1

Conceit

Answer 1

a juxtaposition that makes an exceedingly unlikely connection between two vastly different things; an elaborate, usually intellectually ingenious poetic comparison or image, such as an analogy or metaphor. The comparison m be brief or extended. A comparison turns into a conceit when the writer tries to make us admit a similarity between two things of whose unlikeness we are strongly conscious and for this reason, conceits are often surprising. Example: “The voice shook and beat and trembled, not as the voice of an old man shakes and beats and trembles, nor as a leaf shakes and beats and trembles, but as a deep bell when it is struck

Question 2

Extended Metaphor

Answer 2

a comparison between two unlike things developed throughout a piece of writing Example: Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is a Thing with Feathers”

Question 3

Cacophony

Answer 3

harsh joining of sounds, usually words with the use of consonants, p, b, d, g, k, ch-, sh-, etc. Writers use sounds when writing about distasteful situations with disorder and confusion. Example: “We want no parlay with you and your grisly gang who work your wicked will.” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (referring to Hitler)

Question 4

Euphony

Answer 4

the use of words having pleasant and harmonious effects by using long vowels and the consonants l, m, n, r, f, v, y, th, and wh Example 1: “The Mild-eyed melancholy lotos-eaters came.” Alfred Lord Tennyson Example 2: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Keats

Question 5

Ellipsis

Answer 5

the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context, also the use of It helps in advancing the text. Example: Some people prefer cats; others, dogs.