Rhetorical Strategies Vocabulary Flashcards

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Hyperbole

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Repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings

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Polyptoton

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3
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A comparison using “like” or “as”

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Simile

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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected

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Rhetorical Question

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Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines

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Anaphora

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Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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Repetition

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Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

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Parallelism

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A comparison without using “like” or “as”

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Metaphor

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Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

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Juxtaposition

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion

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12
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Alliteration

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13
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Repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry

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Assonance

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14
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An appeal based on logic or reason

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Logos

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15
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Appeal to emotion

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Pathos

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16
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An appeal to establish credibility

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Ethos

17
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When a writer presents a situation or thing as if it is less important or serious than it is in reality

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Understatement

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A statement or situation contrasts with what is expected or known

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Irony

19
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Words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions

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Oxymoron

20
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The application of human attributes or abilities to nonhuman entities

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Personification