Rhetorical Terms (imagery-parallelism)

Infrence

To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.

invective

an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.

irony

The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.

litotes

duoble negatives=positive

loose sentence

A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed  by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.

metaphor

A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution  of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.

metonymy

A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," metonymy is a  figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with  it. “white house” _”president”

mood

The first meaning is  grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude or an “aura”

Narrative

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. 

onomatopoeia

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

oxymoron

om the Greek for "pointedly foolish," a figure of speech wherein the  author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

paradox

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon  closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

parallelism

Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek  roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases,  sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.