Speech Techniques Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards defining common speech and rhetorical techniques based on the lecture transcript.

Anaphora

Repetition of a phrase at the beginning of each sentence.

Hyperbole

Excessive exaggeration

Alliteration

Repetition of initial sounds

Amplification

Repetition of many points a second time, with greater emphasis and explanation the second time.

Antistrophe

The repetition of words at the end of successive sentences.

Hypophora

The speaker asks various questions and then answers them themselves.

Rule of Three

Emphasize a product or service by describing it with three words.

Juxtaposition

Placement of two concepts or objects next to or near each other, thereby highlighting their innate differences and Similarities.

Metonymy

Substitution of a name

Rhetorical question

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.