10th honors lit rhetorical devices test (figurtive language)

alliteration

repition of two or more words of initial constant sound

analogy

a comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explination or clarification

anaphora

repition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of sucessive clauses, phrases or sentences

anecdote

a brief story about smth interesting or funny in a persons life

anithesis

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or smth else

apostrophe

when someones adresses someone/smth that cant respond or is not present

asyndeton

when the writer purposefully leaves out conjunction words

epistrophe

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

ethos

a rhetorical appeal to credibility or character, aiming to persuade by establishing trustworthiness and authority.

hypophora

a rhetorical device in which the speaker poses a question and then immediately answers it

juxtapositon

the act or placement of two contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences or create a specific emotional or thematic impact

litotes

a sentement is expresseed ironically by negating its contrary

logos

a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, often using facts or statistics to persuade an audience.

metaphor

comparing two things without using the words “like” or “as”

metonymy

a word is replaced with another word closely associated with the original concept

parallelism

2 words/phrases that are the same gramatically and in meaning/structure

pathos

a rhetorical device that appeals to the audience's emotions, aiming to elicit feelings to persuade.

personification

a figure of speech where human attributes are given to animals, objects, or abstract ideas.

polysyndeton

the use of several conjunctions in close succession, often for emphasis or to create a sense of rhythm.

rhetorical question

a question asked for effect, not requiring an answer, used to provoke thought or emphasize a point.

synecdoche

when a part of smth is used to refer to its whole