Stylistic Devices Flashcards
What is an accumulation?
Figure of speech in which the arguments previously stated are presented again in this forceful manner
What is an adnomination?
The repetition of words with a change in letter or sound
What is an alliteration?
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
What is an allusion?
An indirect reference
What is an anaphora?
The repetition of a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses to give them emphasis
What is an antithesis?
The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas
What is a cataphora?
The figure of speech where an earlier expression refers to or describes a forward expression
What is the climax?
The figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance
What is dysphemism?
The use of a harsh, more offensive word instead of one considered less harsh
What is an euphemism?
Used to express a mild, indirect, or vague term to substitute a harsh one
What is an epigram?
Refers to a concise, witty, memorable, and sometimes surpsising or satirical statement
What is a hyperbole?
The use of exaggeration as a rhetorical figure of speech
What is an imagery?
To use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
What is an irony?
Figure of speech in which there is a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between unrelated subjects
