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Rhetorical Devices & Their Functions (Anology (Definition: to make a…
Rhetorical Devices & Their Functions
Anology
Definition: to make a pointed comparison, often a very powerful comparison
Example:Toe is to Foot as finger is to hand
Metaphor
Definition: direct comparison of two unlike things
Example: My heart is cold iron
Simile
Definition: a comparision using "like" or "as"
As quiet as a mouse
Hyperbole
Definition: to provoke a response, to cast something in a
strong
light
Example: This bag weighs a tons
UnderStatement
Definition: to spark the reader’s imagination, or make a
pointed observation
Example: It´s a bit cold, you don´t say
Juxtaposition
Definition: to call attention to extremes
Example: Dream On, Dead End
Imagery
Definition: to illustrate an idea, a feeling, or the particular qualities of something; to produce a feeling, idea or tone.
Example: Eire glow in the morning
alliteration
Definition: to create a memorable phrase
Example: She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Allusion
Definition: to lend authority to an idea, to make an association with something the reader knows
Example: If it doesn´t stop raining, I´m going to build a ark
Refrain
Definition: to create a memorable phrase
Example: We real cool. We Left school
Anaphora
Definition: to create a memorable, powerful effect, to reinforce an idea
Example: We Shall Fight, we shall fight
Repetition
Definition: the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
Example: Repetition, repetition, repetition
Parallelism
Definition: similar parts of a sentence have the same structure
Example: I like singing, kayaking, and dancing
Tone
Definition: to communicate an attitude towards the subject
Example: Sinister and serious tone
Undertone
Definition: to communicate an attitude towards the subject that cuts beyond the attitude that appears on the surface
Example: He has a a very serious undertone
words w/heavy connotations
Definition: to cast the subject in a particular light, to imply
Example: Idea and feelings associated with the word
Selection of Detail
Definition: to concretize a particular idea, fact, or feeling
Example: anecdotes
lists, cataloguing
Definition: to create a sense of overwhelming force or magnitude
Example: He called her in a melon, a pineapple
Paradox
Defenition: to point out an apparent contradiction
Example: Want to sleep, have to work
Irony
Definition: to convey complexity
Example: A blind man leading a blind man
Anecdote
Definition: to provide a concrete example or humanize an abstract concept
Example: A short interesting story
Humor
Definition: to disarm the audience, diffuse hostility, warm the
reader to the writer’s ideas
Example: A KnockKnock joke
Satire
Definition: to ridicule and inspire reform
Example: The pircture
sarcasm, verbal irony
Definition: to ridicule or criticize
Example: As seen in the picture
Invective
Definition: to ridicule, chastise or convey contempt
Example: You idiot
