Transactional Writing Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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Simile

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Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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Metaphor

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Comparison between two things, not literally applicable.

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Juxtaposition

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Two contrasting ideas side by side for effect.

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Repetition

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Using word/phrase/idea multiple times.

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Semantic field

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Constant theme/image throughout text.

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Rhetorical Question

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Question used for rhetorical effect, needs to be answered in audience’s head, put thought in their mind + do something with it e.g return to it at end of piece of writing.

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Tricolon

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Using three words/phrases to describe something.

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Direct Address

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When you directly speak to your audience e.g personal pronouns.

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Hyperbole

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When you over exaggerate something.

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Varied Sentence Structures

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When you use different sentence structures by using either simple (short) or complex sentences.

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Personal Pronouns

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They can either be dividing or unifying.

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Lists

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They’re either polysyndetic or asyndetic.

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Polysyndetic List

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List with conjunctions (e.g and/but/or).

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Asyndetic List

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List with no conjunctions (usually there are just commas).

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Anecdote

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Short funny/interesting story of real incident or person.

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Emotive Language

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Language that evokes emotions.

17
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Fact/Statistic

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Needs to be plausible, but it can be made up, attribute it.

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Opinion as Fact

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When you say your opinion as if it’s fact

19
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Humour

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Consists of comedy + sarcasm, use when appropriate + not too often.

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Irony

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Expressing meaning by using language that normally means opposite.

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Analogy

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Comparison between two or more things

22
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Contrast

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When things are different to one another, can use at beginning + end of piece of writing.

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite of something.

24
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Unifying Language

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When you bring things together e.g personal pronouns like ‘royal’ we.

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Euphemism
Saying something in nicer way to avoid saying something considered unpleasant.
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Allusion
Evoking something without directly saying it.
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Synecdoche
Something is made to represent whole or vice versa.