Rhetoric vocab

logos

appeal that uses logic and reason

pathos

appeal to emotion and feelings

ethos

Appel to credibility of writer

anadiplosis

repetition of a prominent last word of one phrase or sentence at the beginning of the next, e.g., Yoda says, “Fear leads to anger.  Anger leads to hate.  Hate leads to suffering,” and "rely on his honor—honor such as his?" step by step building

anaphora

repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect, e.g., “No right, no wrong, no rules for me!”

chiasmus

 a figure of speech in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form, e.g. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” or “one for all and all for one.”

diacope

repitiotion of words with break in middle “Bond. James Bond” , or Boom Chika Boom

double epithet

two words of identical meaning said together “wisdom and knowledge”

epistrophe

repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (e.g., Abraham Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people.") opposite of anaphora

epizeuxis

Specific word or phrase repeated in same context “The horror, the horror!”

isocolon

1. a figure of speech focusing on similarity and difference, in which at least two clauses or sentences are grammatically parallel or structurally the same, such as: “Roses are red. Violets are blue.” 

metonymy

Substituting a word or phrase for one that’s related.”The White House to describe the gov”

parallelism

Repeated grammatic structure in succession

periodic sentence

1.  a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, e.g.,  Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie. 

polyptoton

One word being used in different parts of speech in repitition “Please, Please me”

preterition

a figure of speech by which in pretending to pass over something, a summary mention of it is made, or attention is called to it. For example: “I don’t intend to dwell on my opponent’s embezzlement of funds

prolepsis

Usuing a pronoun then later defining the noun. “It tears you down, this life”

rhetorical question

A question that is not expecting an answer

synecdoche

using a part to refer to the whole “Nice wheels”

tricolon crescen

a figure of speech comprised of three clearly defined parts, listed in ascending order of importance or size (“days, weeks, years” or “it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave”).