Rhetorical Terms

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

An extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

An allusion is a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with Which the reader is presumably familiar

Question 3

Anecdote

Answer 3

a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point

Question 4

Asyndeton

Answer 4

A stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence, yet maintain grammatical accuracy

Question 4

Anaphora

Answer 4

is a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses. anaphora works as a literary device to allow writers to convey, emphasize, and reinforce meaning.

Question 5

Polysyndeton

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it rather connects the clauses with a conjunction. “I came and I saw and I conquered” is an example of the polysyndeton. In other words, whereas the first one is marked by the insertion of commas, the second one shows the omission of commas and the use of conjunctions

Question 6

Syndeton

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syndeton includes the addition of multiple conjunctions, such as in this example: “he eats and sleeps and drinks”

Question 7

Snark

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a combination of two words “snide” and “remark” which means a sarcastic comment. it is a literary device used to show sarcastic speech.

Question 8

Epistrophe

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indicates the same word returns at the end of the sentence. epistrophe is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of sentences or clauses.

Question 9

Antithesis

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the presentation of two contrasting images. the ideas are balanced by word, phrases, clause, or paragraphs. “to be or not to be…”

Question 10

syllogism

Answer 10

a rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusion about something more specific. we start with a general argument “all men are mortal” we know that John is a man, so John is mortal.

Question 11

colloquialism

Answer 11

a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y’all, ain’t”