Rhetorical Strategies Flashcards
(42 cards)
The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition
Anaphora
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Anecdote
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
Asyndeton
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Metonymy
The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way
Parallelism
A rhetorical and literary technique in which a conjunction appears over and over again to join different thoughts in one sentence
Polysyndeton
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written
Repetition
Repetition
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
Rhetorical Question
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Allusion
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Irony
Repetition of conjunctions in close succession
Polysyndeton
A literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character
Dramatic Irony
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metaphor
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Onomatopoeia
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
Sarcasm
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Denotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Connotation
Satire
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
The arrangement of identifiable repeated or corresponding elements in a text
Language Pattern
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices
Satire
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Simile
