Rhetorical Devices
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| similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | ||
| parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | ||
| the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance often in a parallel structure | ||
| the reversal of the normal order of words | ||
| insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence | ||
| The placing of two elements side by side, in which the second defines the first | ||
| omission of conjunctions between related clauses | ||
| Deliberate use of many conjunctions | ||
| the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | ||
| the repetition of vowel sounds | ||
| repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses | ||
| the repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses | ||
| repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning | ||
| repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | ||
| arrangement of clauses in ascending order of importance | ||
| A sentence strategy in which the arrangement of the ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; "To live is to read; To read is to live." | ||
| reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses | ||
| the repetition of words derived from the same root--Example- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." | ||
| a figure of speech comparing to unlike things | ||
| a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') | ||
| using a part of something to represent the whole thing | ||
| substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant | ||
| Repetition of a word in two different senses | ||
| Use of words alike in sound but different in meaning | ||
| a construction in which one word is used in two different senses example: "After he threw the ball, he threw a fit" | ||
| The substitution of one part of speech for another | ||
| substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name for a quality associated with the name | ||
| A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | ||
| a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | ||
| deliberate use of understatement | ||
| asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely | ||
| the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | ||
| use of words whose sound echoes the sense | ||
| conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') | ||
| (logic) a self-contradiction that netherless contains a measure of truth |