Rehtorical devices - L4-5

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Syntactic parallelism

when a text uses repetition of the same grammatical structure

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Example of Syntactic Parallelism

She came to inspire, She stayed to lead, She left a legacy

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Anaphor

Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a clause - can overlap with Syntactic Parallelism

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Example of Anaphor

We came, we saw, we conquered

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Antithesis

Opposing ideas side by side (juxtaposition)

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Example of Antithesis

It was the best of days, it was the worst of days

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Triples

Three part phrases/structures for impact

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Examples of triples

Strong, smart, unstoppable

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Hypophora

Asking a rhetorical question then providing the answer

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When analysing rehtorical devices focus on

Tone, representation, audience positioning, power and identity