Rhetorical Appeals/Devices Review

Comparing one idea, object, or image to another dissimilar one by using like or as.

A device in which several coordination conjunctions are used in succession, in order to achieve an artistic effect.

A mild/indirect word/expression substituted for a harsh/blunt one when referring to something unpleasant/embarrassing.

An opposition or contrast of ideas expressed by words/phrases that are the opposite of each other.

When you say something and mean the opposite. If your voice tone is bitter it's called sarcasm.

An indirect reference to something (usually a literary text) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar.

Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind, usually involving the five senses.

A form of repetition in which the last word of one clause/sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause

A short, often commonly known saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way.

When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox.

A long, emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language.

An exaggeration used for emphasis.

When words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance.

The repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis to dwell on an important point.

A usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Embellishing a word or phrase by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or a whole the sum of its parts.

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be true.

The repetition of a word at the end of a successive clauses or sentences.

The use of successive verbal constructions in that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning...

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

The ironic minimizing of fact, presenting something as less significant than it is.

The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Comparing one idea, object, or image directly to another dissimilar one without using like or as.

Two opposing things placed close together with contrasting effect.

Using concrete objects, images, or characters to represent a larger, more universal idea.

A state of affairs, an event, or an explanation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects.