Rhetorical Analysis Study Guide 1

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Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or phrase used to replace one that is too harsh or blunt.

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Antithesis

A rhetorical device that contrasts two opposing ideas in a parallel structure.

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Idiom

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Understatement

A figure of speech where a situation is deliberately made to seem less important than it is.

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Metonymy

A figure of speech where one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.

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Hyperbole

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Metaphor

A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Cliché

A phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought.

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Simile

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Juxtaposition

The act of placing two contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

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Paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement that may reveal a deeper truth.

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Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms.

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Litotes

A figure of speech that uses understatement by negating the opposite, often to express modesty or irony.

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Personification

Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman objects or abstract concepts.

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Analogy

A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole, or vice versa.

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Apostrophe

A rhetorical device in which the speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object.

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Meiosis

A rhetorical understatement, often used to diminish the significance of something.

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