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Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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Allegory X

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Using character and/ or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning

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Allusion

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A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly know, usually historical, literary, religious, topical or mythical

A reference to past literature or history

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Antithesis X

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The opposition or contrast of ideas, direct opposite

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Aphorism

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Concise statement to express a point or common belief

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Apostrophe

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Addressing something or someone no present or abstract

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Colloquial language X

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Slang, local or regional dialect, informalities

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Connotation X

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Non literal definition, commonly used definition

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Denotation X

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Didactic X

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Imparting a moral lesson

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Euphemism X

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The more agreeable and less offensive substitute for something unpleasant or harsh

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Homily X

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Sermon

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Invective X

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Strong, abusive language

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Litotes X

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Understatement, opposite of hyperbole

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Verbal irony

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When words literally state the opposite of what is meant

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Situational irony

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When events turn out opposite of what is expected

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Dramatic irony

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When things are know by the audience but not by characters

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Loose/ non periodic sentence X

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Type of sentence where main idea is at the beginning

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Metonymy

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The name of an object is replaced with another closely related object

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Paradox

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A statement that appears to be self contradictory but when examined is actually true

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Anaphora X

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Using exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines

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Pedantic X

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Scholarly, bookish, using big words for the sake of big words

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Periodic sentence X

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A sentence where the main idea is at the end

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Personification

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Giving concepts, animals, or inanimate object human attributes or emotions

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Semantics X

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Study of the meaning of words

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Syllogism X

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A deductive system that presents two premises that lead to a sound conclusion

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Synecdoche

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The part is used to represent the whole or vice versa

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Synesthesia X

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One sensory stimulus evokes another ex: taste the pain

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Syntax X

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Word order

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Alliteration X

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The repetition of sounds

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Analogy X

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Similarity or comparison of two different things

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Imagery

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Sensory details

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Metaphor

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Figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things

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Onomatopoeia X

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Sounds imitated in words

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Parallelism

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Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words or phrases to give structural similarity;
Pairs or triplets of lines that express the same idea in different words

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Simile

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Comparison using like or as

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Antithetic Parallelism

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Second line states the truth of the first line in a negative way or introduces a contrast

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Synthetic Parallelism

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Pair of lines that form a unit where the second line completes or expands the thought introduced in the first line (without repeating part of it - climactic)

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Anthropomorphism

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The portrayal of a deity in human terms

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Highlighting

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Directing the readers attention to what is most important in a story

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Synonymous parallelism

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Saying the same thing ore than once in consecutive lines in similar grammatical form or structure

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Climactic parallelism

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The second line completes the first by repeating part of the first line and adding to it

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