Rhetoric Terminology

parallelism

a repeated pattern in clause or sentence structure

anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the start of consecutive phrases, clauses, or lines

epiphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the end of consecutive phrases, clauses, or lines

anadiplosis

repeating a word from the end of one sentence at the start of the next sentence

contrast

pronounced difference

antithesis

opposites

tricolon

a list of three

syndetic pair

two words/ideas linked by a conjunction

rhetorical question

an interrogative that does not require an a response

hypophora

immediately answering your own question

emotive vocabulary

lexical choices that evoke specific emotions

hyperbole

exaggeration