AP Lang - Rhetorical devices

Anadiplosis

Repetition of the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

Epistrophe

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences

Symploce

Repetition of a word or phrase at both the beginning and end of successive clauses or sentences

Antithesis

Juxtaposition of a contrasting relationship between two ideas

Asyndeton

Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

Polysyndeton

Repeated use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause

Parallelism

Repetition of the same general structure and syntax for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences

Chiasmus

Reversing the order of the structure from the first parallel clause in the second para

Amplification

Repetition of information, with additional detail and information

Distinctio

Elaboration on the meaning of a word

Parenthesis

Insertion of addititonal inform

Hypophora

Asking a question, then proceeding to answer it

Rhetorical question

Asking a question for which the answer is implied, not stated

Metonymy

The use of something closely related to the actual object as a way of referring to the object itself.

Synecdoche

The use of a part of something to represent the whole

Zeugma

Linking of unexpected items in a sentence by a shared word