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Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
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English
9th Grade
01/09/2011

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Ethos
Definition
appeal based on the character of the speaker
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Logos
Definition
appeal based on logic or reason
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Pathos
Definition
appeal based on emotion
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Irony
Definition
Intentional use of words to cnovey the opposite of their literal meaning
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Sarcasm
Definition
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
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Anaphora
Definition
the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of sentences
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Epistrophe
Definition
forms the counterpart to anaphora
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Asyndeton
Definition
consists of omitting conjunctions between words
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Oxymoron
Definition
is a paradox to two words
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Parenthesis
Definition
consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence
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Parallelism
Definition
recurrent syntactical similarity
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Personification
Definition
metaphorically represents an animal or inanimate object as having human attributes
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Climax
Definition
consists of arranging words, clauses or sentences in the order of increasing importance.
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Understatement
Definition
deliberately expresses an idea as less important than it actually is
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Antithesis
Definition
establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together
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Hypophora
Definition
consists of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them
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Rhetorical Question
Definition
A question that isn't meant to be answered
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Hyperbole
Definition
the counterpart of understatement deliberately exaggerates condition for emphasis or effect
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Allusion
Definition
a short, informal reference to a famous person or event
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metaphor/simile
Definition
compares two different things
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Alliteration
Definition
repetition of the initial consonant sound in a word. 
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