Rhetorical Device Vocabulary 2

Synonym

________- A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.

Antithesis

________- A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other.

Anadiplosis

________- A form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence.

Antonym

________- A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Characterization

________- The way an author builds and develops characters within a text.

Synecdoche

________- A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or a whole is made to represent the sum of its part.

Crescendo

________- When words, phrases, or clauses, are arranged in order of increasing importance.

Zeugma

________- A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one.

Asyndeton

________- The omission or absence of conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Epistrophe

________- Repetition at the end of a line.

Repetition

________- A repeated word of phase, used for emphasis.

Situational

________ Irony- A state of affairs, an event, or an explanation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects.

Polysyndeton

________- a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

Personification

________- A type of metaphor in which non- human objects or ideas are given human qualities.

Anaphora

________- Repetition at the beginning of a line.

Simile

________- Comparison using "like "or "as.

Aphorism

________- A short, often commonly know saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way.

Epimone

________- The repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis- to dwell on an important point.

Hyperbole

________- An obvious, intended exaggeration.

Oxymoron

________- The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect.

Point of View

________- The method of narration used in a story; who is telling the story.