Rhetorical devices- ap lit

Allusion

Reference to a person, event, or work of art in an external context

Anadiplosis

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of one clause and the beginning of the next

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses

Anitithesis

 direct contrast of two opposing ideas or concepts within a sentence or phrase to emphasize their differences. It's often used in parallel structure, where the contrasting ideas are presented in a balanced or grammatically similar way

Apostrophe

 to address someone or something that is not physically present

Asyndeton

A phrase in which conjunctions are purposefully left out

Chiasmus

Reversal of terms from one phrase in a second

Ellipis

The purposeful omission of a word or phrase from a sentence

Hyperbole

An exaggeration

Juxtaposition

refers to the placement of two elements (ideas, images, characters, etc.) side by side, often to highlight their contrast, but it doesn't necessarily need to be in parallel structure. The comparison can be more subtle or broader, and it's used in both literature and visual arts

Metaphor

A comparison of one thing to another without like or as

Polysyndeton

 A phrase using many conjunctions - opposite of asyndeton

Satire

Use if humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people stupidity