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Tropes
A rhetorical term in which the meaning is altered from the usual or expected definition; this involves the use of figurative language.
Schemes
A rhetorical term in which the word order is altered from the usual or expected form; these are found when examining sentence structure and word choice.
Simile
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.
Paradox
A statement that seemingly contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Juxtaposition
Placing two elements close together to highlight their differences.
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Personification
Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.
Apostrophe
When a speaker directly addresses someone or something that is not present, deceased, or unable to respond.
Colloquialism
Informal, conversational language that is common within a particular region or group.
Euphemism
Mild or indirect word or expression used to replace one that may be considered harsh or unpleasant.
Litotes
An understatement in which a positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite.
Metonymy
A type of metaphor that replaces a word with a related or associated word.
Synecdoche
A type of metaphor in which a part represents the whole or vice versa.
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Polysyndeton
The deliberate use of multiple conjunctions in close succession, often slowing the rhythm of prose.
Parallelism
The use of similar structures in two or more clauses.
Asyndeton
The omission of conjunctions between parts of a sentence.
Anadiplosis
A rhetorical device where the last word of one clause is repeated at the beginning of the next clause.
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
Anastrophe
The inversion of the natural or usual order of words.
Chiasmus
A rhetorical structure in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures.
Epistrophe
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Zeugma
Using a single word to refer to two or more different things in the same sentence-literal in one sense and figurative in another.
