AP.Lang Rhetorical devices Pt. 2

The rhetorical devices that are required to know for the second quiz in Tri 1 of AP English Language. This includes the old words and 4 new ones.

Allusion

is a short, informal reference to a famous person or event.

Anadiplosis

repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next.

Amplification

involves repeating a word or expression, while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over.

Analogy

compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some familiar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to a familiar one.

Anaphora

is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences, commonly in conjunction with climax and parallelism.

Antithesis

establishes a clear contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together.

Asyndeton

consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.

Diacope

is the repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase.

Epanalepsis

repeats the beginning word of a sentence or clause at the end.

Epistrophe

is the counterpart to anaphora, because the repetition of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Euphemism

is the substitution of an agreeable, or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.

Eponym

substitutes a trait for the name of a famous person who is often recognized for that trait.

Hyperbaton

is an inversion or rhetorical device involving departure from normal word order. The device draws attention to the phrase, or amplifies the word. (speaking like Yoda)

Hyperbole

deliberately exaggerating conditions for emphasis or effect

Irony

is the expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning. The words say one thing but mean the other.

Metaphor

compares two things by saying that one of them is the other.

Metonymy

is an image that is associated with a bigger idea.

Oxymoron

is a paradox reduced to two words, usually in an adjective-noun or adverb-adjective relationship. Placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another.

Paradox

is an assertion seemingly opposite to common sense, but that may have some truth in it.

Parallelism

is when several parts of the sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. This also adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to the sentence.

Polysyndeton

is using a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause. It is structurally opposite to an asyndeton, but gives the same effect of things building up.

Rhetorical question

a question that is proposed and not answered by the writer because the answer is either obvious or obviously desired, and is usually a yes or no.

Zuegma

two different words linked to a verb or an adjective which is strictly appropriate to one of them. (Donated hair and hope to cancer patients)