Rhetorical Devises Flashcards
(33 cards)
sibilance
repetition of the s sound
alliteration
repeating the consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
litotes
use of a double negative/understatement to convey the opposite meaning
asyndeton
leaving out a connecting word
hendiadys
“one through two”, concept conveyed through two connected nouns
polysyndeton
repeating connecting words
anaphora
first word in a lin/phrase is repeated
chiasmus
ABBA pattern
apostrophe
addressing a person or object, present or absent
onomatopoeia
words that sound like their meaning (NOT COGNATES)
hyperbaton
separating words that belong together
transferred epithet
an adjective modifies the “wrong” noun
irony
saying one thing but meaning the opposite
hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
metonymy
substituting a related word (ferrum (iron)=sword)
tricolon
serious of 3 phrases, words, or sentences, parallel in structure, length, and/or rhythm often connected with an asyndeton
preterition
claim of omission to make a opint
metaphor
comparing two things without like or as
oximoron
combination of contradictory terms
personification
attributing human characteristics to non-human things
simile
comparing two things using like or as
synechdoche
using part or represent a whole or vice versa
hysteron proteron
putting events in reverse sequence (let us die, and go into the midst of the fight)
anastrophe
inverting normal word order (me circum)
