Rhetorical Devices

the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions

reasoning from specific to general

an indirect reference, often to another text or an historical event

placement of two things side by side for emphasis

a short account of an interesting event

a reluctant acknowledgment or yielding

ironic, sarcastic or witty composition

a figure of speech including two contradictory words

Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas.

 sentence that builds toward and ends with main clause

The speaker's attitude toward subject or audience

an informal or conversational use of language

to discredit an argument

a pattern of words or sentence construction for effect

sentence structure

an independent clause folllowed by subordinate clauses or phrases that give detail

a form of deductive reasoning

The repetition of similar grammatic or syntactic patterns

reasoning from general to specific

imitation for comic effect

The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language

urging, strongly encouraging

available means of persuasion

a short, astute statement of a general truth

exaggeration for emphasis

Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses

combining ideas into something more complex

artful diction; figure of speech

a contradiction between what is said and meant

use of an aspect of something to represent a whole

a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject

reference to suffering or strong emotion

The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables

the use of tropes or figures of speech

An argument against an idea, usually politics, religion, philosophy

appeal to logic

The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast

a brief witty statement

The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses

word choice

mournful over what has passed or been lost

referring to a characer of a person

a sentence that makes a statement