Rhetorical Devices (LA)

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning its explicity; often references a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.

Anaphora

Repeitition of a word/phrase (Usually at the beginning of a sentence)

Anecdote

A short or interesting story about a real incident or person (Usually amusing - serves a function)

Parallelism

The use of compounds in a sentence that are gramaticaly aligned; or similar in their sound, meaning, or mater

Antithesis

Places 2 opposite words, ideas, or qualities contrast to each other in a sentence

Juxtaposition

Places 2 things next to each other to highlight their differences

Hypophora

A figure of speech in which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question

Rhetorical Questions

A question in order to create a dramatic effect to make a point rather to get an answer

“How can we possibly expect to solve the climate crisis without radical systemic changes? The answer is clear we must proritize renewable energy sources.”

Hypophora

A lavish party inside of a building and a protest of people outside the venue

Juxtaposition

“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” — Henry Ford

Antithesis

"To strive for excellence is to embrace challenges, to confront adversity is to discover resilience, and to persevere through hardship is to achieve greatness,"

Parallelism

When I was nine, I almost died when our transatlantic ship experienced the Cape Rollers on the way to Cape Town and XXXXXXXXXX

Anecdote

“So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania…” — Martin Luther King

Anaphora

You don’t have to Albert Einstein to understand poetry

Allusion