Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
(30 cards)
Polyptoton
Using the same word in different grammatical cases
Chiasmus
Reverse order of a phrase structure
Tricolon
Pattern of three
Preiphrasis
Saying something in an elaborate way that could be said more simple
Anaphora
Beginning successive clauses with the same word
Metonymy
Meaning by association
Personification
Investing animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics
Anadiplosis
A word at the end of the clause used in the next
Rhetorical question
A question that conceals a statement
Antithesis
Contrasting ideas in juxtaposition
Apostrophe
A sudden address to a topic or person
Epizeuxis
Repetition of one word in a line
Anthimeria
One word class used for another
Auxesis
Moving from less to greater importance in successive words or phrases
Hyperbole
Great exaggeration
Great exaggeration
Hyperbole
Moving from less to greater importance in successive words or phrases
Auxesis
One word class used for another
Anthimeria
Repetition of one word in a line
Epizeuxis
A sudden address to a topic or person
Apostrophe
Contrasting ideas in juxtaposition
Antithesis
A question that conceals a statement
Rhetorical question
A word at the end of the clause used in the next
Anadiplosis
Investing animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics
Personification
