Rhetorical Devices

the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses

"He is a man of the cloth" is an example of

Martin Luther King Jr's speech uses ....

'Poly" means "many", so polysyndeton is

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." This is an example of...

This type of irony is when there is a plot twist where the outcome is not what is expected.

Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis

"He hung a grunting weight" uses a repetition of vowel sounds or

replacing a part with the a whole, or a whole with a part

the arrangement of words in order of increasing importance

repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse order

With a clamor of the bells that set the swallow soaring,the Festival of Summer came to the city

When 2 or more parts of a sentence are syntactically governed by one common verb or noun it's

understatement

The arrangement of words in order of DECREASING importance is

The repetition of syntactical structure in 2 or more clauses

"Oh Tristan, I definitely do not hate you! " understatement that denies the opposite

As long as the white man sent you to Korea, you bled. He sent you to Germany, you bled."

"He led bravely, and we bravely followed." A B B A reversal of structure

"When we listen to the better angels of our nature, such as goodness, decency, love, kindness."

when one thing is said, but something else is meant

the juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting IDEAS; the exact opposite of a belief or idea

the substitution of one part of speech for another, often turning a noun into a verb

"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."

a figure of speech where 2 opposite words are joined together often creating a paradox

This is an example of which type of irony?

the placing of two elements side by side, in which the second defines the first

The use of apparently contradictory ideas to point out an underlying truth...

This is an indirect reference to a work of literature, art or an event in history.