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Rhetorical Devices (Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language,…
Rhetorical Devices
Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
EXAMPLE:
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way
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Analogy: A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
EXAMPLE:
Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack
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Metaphor: Def: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
EXAMPLE:
"She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this trimester"
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Simile: Def: 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
EXAMPLE:
As cute as a kitten
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Hyperbole: Def: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
EXAMPLE:
I've told you to clean your room a million times!
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Understatement Def: The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
EXAMPLE:
You just hit the biggest lottery of all time! An understatement would be: "I'm kind of excited." (Modest)
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Juxtaposition: Def: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
EXAMPLE:
Beauty and ugliness
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Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
EXAMPLE
: "She sells shells by the seashore."
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Allusion: Def: An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
EXAMPLE:
I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's.
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Refrain Def: Stop oneself from doing something.
EXAMPLE:
He refrained from running.
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Anaphora: Def: the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.
EXAMPLE:
And I like the color red, And I love flowers, And I remember last Christmas.
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Repetition: The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
EXAMPLE:
His lips will slip the truth eventually.
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Parallelism: Def: The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
EXAMPLE:
Mother was very busy gathering the laundry, dusting the furniture, and washing the dishes.
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Tone: Def: a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood.
EXAMPLE:
All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
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Undertone: Def: A subdued or muted tone of sound or color.
EXAMPLE:
He had a demeaning tone.
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Words With Heavy Connotations: Def: To imply, cast an object in a certain light.
EXAMPLE:
Childlike, Youthful, Childish, Young.
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Selection Of Detail: To concertize a particular idea, fact, or feeling.
EXAMPLE:
DETAIL is typically more straightforward than IMAGERY.
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Lists, Cataloging: Def: list (similar situations, qualities, or events) in succession.
EXAMPLE:
"The report catalogs dangerous work practices in the company."
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Irony: The
expression
of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
EXAMPLE:
A novel's heroine visits her favorite café every day from 11am to 1pm to work on her manuscript. Her brother's best friend knows this and is trying to find a way to ask her out on a date.The day he gets up the courage to go to the café she's not there. Where is she? The reader knows she's been taken ill, he does not. Now, a healthy dose of suspense is added to the plot.
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Paradox: a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
EXAMPLE:
You can save money by spending it.
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Anecdote: a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
EXAMPLE:
Before Christmas morning breakfast, parents tell their children about their very first Christmas together.
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Humor: the ability to express humor or make other people laugh.
EXAMPLE:
"Doctor, when my hand gets better, will I be able to play the piano?" "Of course" said the doctor. "That's great. I could never play the piano before!"
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Satire: Def: 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.
EXAMPLE:
"Weekend Update" from Saturday Night Live
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Sarcasm, Verbal Irony: Def: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
EXAMPLE:
Saying "Oh, fantastic!" when the situation is actually very poor
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Invective Def: insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
EXAMPLE:
Calling a person a chicken when they are unwilling to jump off the top of a building.
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Narrative Pace: Is determined by the length of the scenes, how fast the action moves, and how quickly the reader is provided with information.
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Appeals to reason, emotion, patriotism, religion, ethics, etc. Def: To connect with reader
EXAMPLE:
A story about losing a mother.
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Rhetorical Question: Def: A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
EXAMPLE:
Is rain wet?
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Short, Staccato Sentences: Def: with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
EXAMPLE:
Bee's Invaded. They marauded. Humans perished.
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Parallelism: Def: the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
EXAMPLE:
Mother was very busy gathering the laundry, dusting the furniture, and washing the dishes.
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Litotes: Def: Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary EXAMPLE: “not too bad”
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