Rhetoric terms

Rhetoric

the art of using language effectively and persuasively
ethos- trust me , logos - logic/reasoning , pathos - emotion

allusion

an implies or indirect reference in literature

Anadiplosis

repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next

Antimetabole

Repetition of words in reverse order "i said what i meant, and i meant what i said"

Antithesis

Direct opposite of the other "live together, perish together"

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Asyndeton

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. "this, that, third"

call to action

writing that urges people to action or promotes change "premium in ads"

Climax

arranged in order where that increases the importance of the sentence "a bird, a plane, its superman!"

Euphemism

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "small? no, cozy home!"

extended metaphor

A series of comparisons between two unlike objects. "aint nothing but a groundhog, cryin all the time"

fragment

dont have to clear up or explain " bc I said so"

Inversion

purposely putting words in a non-traditional order "Hear you nothing that i say?"

juxaposition

placement of two things side by side for emphasis "i was sun, he was rain"

irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

negation

the opposite of the original statement "i was no Christmas dinner"

oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines opposite terms in a brief phrase. "skyrocket downward"

parallelism

similar words to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence "she wears shorts skirts, i wear t-shirts"

polysyndeton

use of many conjunctions " the lived (and) laughed (and) loved"

tricolon

three parallel words to construct the same pattern " be nice, kind, and thoughtful"

zeugma

a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different sense " she broke his heart and his car"

passive voice

The subject of the sentence receives the action. " mistakes were made"