Rhetorical Strategies list 11

Question 1

Juxtaposition

Answer 1

placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

Question 2

Mood

Answer 2

the emotional atmosphere of a work.

Question 3

Antimetabole

Answer 3

Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly, or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause (A-B, B-A) Chiasmus and antimetabole are usually expected to be overlapped in usage and it is also often used as a synonym.Example: “We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing Benjamin Franklin

Question 4

Epanalepsis:

Answer 4

Repeating the initial word or words of a sentence or clause at the end of that same sentence or clause. Example 1: “A minimum wage that is not a livable wage can never be a minimum wage. Ralph Nader Example 2: “In times like these, it is helpful to remember that there have always been times like these Paul Harvey

Question 5

Anastrophe

Answer 5

a form of literary device wherein the order of the noun and the adjective in the sentence is exchanged. In standard writing the adjective comes before the noun but when one is employing an anastrophe the noun is followed by the adjective. This reversed order creates a dramatic impact and lends weight to the description offered by the adjective. Example: “He spoke of times past and future, and dreamt of things to be.”