Rhetorical Devices group 1

parallelism

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

isocolon

parallel elements that are similar in not only grammatical structure but also in length

tricolon

parallel construction in groups of three

antithesis

contrasting ideas in parallel structure

alliosis

alternatives presented in a balanced manner

tautology

phrase or sentence repeating an idea in the same words

anastrophe

inversion of natural word order

parenthesis

parenthetical remark that is off on a tangent and is grammatically unrelated tot he sentence

apposition

an explanation or modification of the first coordinate element

aposiopesis

when the sentence is broken off

ellipsis

deliberate omission of a word or of words implied by the context

asyndeton

deliberate omission of a conjunction

polysyndeton

deliberate use of many conjunctions

alliteration

repetition of consonants

assonance

repetition of vowels

anaphora

repetition of a group of words at the beginning of clauses

epistrophe

repetition of a group of words at the end of clauses

epanalepsis

repetition at the end of a clause that occurred at the beginning of a clause. (must be in the same sentence)

anadiplosis

repetition of the last word of a sentence at the beginning of the following clause

conduplicatio

key word in one sentence is repeated in the next sentences

climax

arrangement of order of increasing importance

anticlimax

opposite of climax where the least important item appears at the end (humor/satire)

antimetabole

repetition oof words in reverse grammatical order (changes meaning)

chiasmus

reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses (no repetition of words)

polyptoton

repetition of words derived from the same root