More Rhetorical Devices

Aesthetic

Refers to artistic elements or expressions within a text. Not a specific device, but the overall effect created by multiple devices

Ambiguity

A word, phrase, or statement that can be interpreted in more than one way

Asyndeton

Omitting conjunctions in a sentence, resulting in a faster, more rapid flow of prose

Chiasmus

The repetition of ideas in reverse order

Connotation

The set of associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning

Denotation

The literal, dictionary definition of a word

Pacing

The speed at which a piece of writing flows

Parallelism

Repetition of similar grammatical structures in sentences and creates rhythm and emphasizes the equal importance of ideas

Anthropomorphism

occurs when non-human objects are given the physical shape of a human, e.g., the legs of a table, the face of a clock, the arms of a tree

Circumlocation

a form of communication in which the speaker's meaning is not directly expressed but implied, often through metaphors or other forms of figurative language

Euphemism

a word or words that are used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term

Verbal Irony

the process of stating something but meaning the opposite of what is stated

Situational Irony

a circumstance that runs contrary to what was expected

Understatement

figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are