rhetorical terms Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
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parallelism

A

I am woman; I am mother; I am fierce.

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2
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isocolon

A

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.

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3
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antithesis

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small step for man, but a giant leap for mankind

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4
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anastrophe

A

Into the water dove the boy

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5
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paranthesis

A

The college University of Southern Cailfornia (USC) is having an open house

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6
Q

Ellipsis

A

So…what happened?

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7
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asyndeton

A

i came, i saw, i conquered

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8
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alliteration

A

the black bug bit the brown bear

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9
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assoance

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johnny went here there and everywhere

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10
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anaphora

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every moring I go to school, every night i go to work and every weekend i sleep

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11
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epistrophe

A

I want pizza, he wants pizza, we all want pizza!

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12
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epanalepsis

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nothing is worse than doing nothing

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13
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anadiplosis

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When we win, we win big!

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14
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climax

A

When Gaston and the townspeople come to attack the beast, and Belle admits her love for the beast

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15
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antimetabole

A

Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country

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16
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chiasmus

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Her life was full of children, and her children full of life.

17
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polyptoton

A

I dreamed a dream of days gone by

18
Q

metaphor

A

The snow is a white blanke

19
Q

simile

A

the car was as fast as lighting

20
Q

synecdoche

A

Referring to a car as “wheels”

21
Q

metonymy

A

Dish - for an entire plate of food

22
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antanaclasis

A

Your argument is sound … all sound

23
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personification

A

Lightning danced across the sky.

24
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hyperbole

A

I am so hungry I could eat a horse

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litotes
You won't be sorry!
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rhetorical questions
Did you expect me to do anything less than my very best?
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irony
the song ironic not being ironic
28
onomatapia
boom
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oxymoron
jumbo shirmp
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paradox
I know one thing; that I know nothing.
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allegory
animal farm's meaning about political events
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allusion
while sue was lost in the woods she clicked her heels 3 times hoping she would go home
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analogy
The snow was a blanket over the houses
34
antecedent
The weather is great today; let's make the most of it by going to the beach.
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aphorism
Good things come to those who wait.
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Atmosphere
The Raven By Edgar Allen Poe
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caricature
Her ears were smoking she was so mad
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clause
I want some cereal
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Colloquialism
y'all