rhetorical terms test 1, definition only

allegory

story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one

anaphora

the repitition of words or phrases throughout a piece of literature

analogy

to make a connection between two seemingly different things

anadiplosis

the repitition of the last word or phrase of a preceding clause

allusion

a brief reference to a historical or literacy figure, event, or object that the target audience would know

alliteration

repitition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence

coherence

something logical or consistent that makes sense as a whole

chiasmus

creates a stylized writing effect, in which the second part of a sentence part of a sentence s a mirror image of the first

cacophony

the use of words or phrases characterized by with disagreeable and unmelodious sounds, sounds that are hostile or disturbing

audience

the listeners or spectators at a speech or performance, or the intended readership for a piece of writing

asyndeton

a mission of a conjunction

assonance

the repittion of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences

appeals

the qualities of an argument that make it truly persuasive

aphorism

a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth

antithesis

pairs exact opposites or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure

antimetabole

when words in the first half of a sentence are inverted in the second half of the sentence

anthimeria

uses one part of speech as another, such as using a noun as a verb

antecedent

literary device in which a pronoun or noun refers to an earlier phrase or word

anecdote

a usually very short story of an interesting amusing, or biographical event

anastrophe

a figure of speech in which the usual order of the subject, verb, and object is changed