Rhetorical Terms h Flashcards
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Hypallage
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Grammatical agreement of a word with another word which it does not logically qualify
Ex:come stay with me and dine not
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Hendiadys
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Use of two words connected by a conjunction , instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea
Ex:he came despite the rain and weather
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Hyper baton
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Separation of words which belong together, often to emphasize the first of separated words or to create a certain image
Ex: passion, there was none
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect
Ex:I am so hungry I could eat a horse
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Hysteron proteron
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Inversion of the natural sequence of events , often meant to stress the event, which though later in time, is considered more important
Ex:put on your shoes and socks
