FUNCTION DEFINITION

Juxtaposition

Two contrasting ideas being placed side-by-side create emphasis or effect

Invective

Attacks or insults a person or thing

Imagery

Language that appeals to the senses

Refrain

Repetition of lines or phrases to emphasize a theme or idea

Allusion

Brief,reference to something to create a resonance in the reader

Paradox

A statement or idea that seems to contradict itself, but upon closer examination, reveals a deeper truth

Hyperbole

Exaggeration for emphasis and effect

Satire

To ridicule various aspects of popular culture,in order to draw attention to social or cultural criticism and bring about change

Words w/ heavy connotations

Words that have intense feelings or ideas associated with them

Repetition

Repeating words, phrases, or syllables

Humor

A tool to include amusement and laughter

Parallelism

Similar grammatical structures to balance and emphasize related words phrases or clauses in a paragraph or sentence

Tone

The author’s or narrator’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience

Undertone

The secondary tone

Anaphora

The repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of clauses, phrases or sentences

Lists

The author presents a list of ideas, examples, events , etc.

Anecdote

A brief story usually told from one person or character to another that illustrates a point

Rhetorical questions

A question that is asked to make a point or to create dramatic effect

Analogy

A comparison which draws a parallel between two unlike things

Selection of detail

Intentionally selecting details in order to achieve their purpose

Irony

Something that is said or done in contrast to reality or to what is expected

Understatement

Downplay a situation to less serious

Short, staccato sentences

A pattern of speaking in short, choppy sentences or phrases

Alliteration

The same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent

Antithesis

strongly, contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition