Methods of Development and Rhetorical Devices

Flashcards relating to Methods of Development in writing, including rhetorical devices.

Analogy

Comparison between two things – using an easy concept to explain a difficult one

Anecdote

A personal story or personal example

Anaphora

When a series of phrases begin with the same word or words

Repetition

When a word or phrase is used over and over again.

Antithesis

2 clauses (phrases) equal in form and structure but they are opposite in meaning

Balanced Structure

2 clauses (phrases) equal in form and structure

Parallel Structure

3 clauses (phrases) or more, equal in form and structure

Comparison

similarities

Contrast

differences

Juxtaposition

Two things placed side by side for contrasting effect

Fact

A truth – indisputable

Statistic

Data – in the form of numbers, ratios or percentages

Cited Authority

Quoting an expert

Situational Irony

When the opposite of what’s expected happens

Verbal Irony

When the opposite of what’s intended is said (often comes across as sarcasm)

Paradox

The opposite of what’s expected yet there’s an element of truth to it

Rhetorical Question

Posing a question without getting an answer

Hypophora

Rhetorical questions that are asked then immediately answered.

Idiom

Common saying – cliché

Satire

Making fun of human flaws

Motif

A word or concept threaded throughout a text

Definition

The meaning of a term or phrase

Example

A word or phrase used to highlight or exemplify a topic

Allusion

A reference to a person, place, or thing

Alliteration

An occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Hyperbole

Over exaggeration

Imagery (sensory)

Phrases used that entice one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)

Simile

Comparison between using things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Metaphor

Comparison between things WITHOUT using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Personification

Giving objects human or animal qualities

Symbol

An object used to represent a feeling or concept

Oxymoron

Two opposite words, side by side

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate a sound