Rhetorical and Meter Devices Italian

alliteration: repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence.

alliterazione

Anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines ex. I will x I will y I will b

anafora

antithesis: opposition of contrast of ideas or words within a sentence in succession- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

antitesi

Assonance: repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other

Assonanza

Cacophony: Harsh joining of sounds

Cacofonia

Chiasmus: grammar or concepts of one phrase are flipped in the next phrase: creating an inverted ABBA pattern: what your country can do for you, what you can do for your country

Chiasmo

hyperbole: extreme exaggeration

iperbole

irony: expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning ex. pilot with a fear of heights

ironia

litotes: understatement made by denying the contrary thing being affirmed ex. not bad

litote

Metaphor: comparison without like or as

metafore

Metonymy: using a substiution to replace the literal thing ex. saying the white house did x

metonimia

onomatopeia

onomatopeia

oxymoron: paradox achieved by juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another (Typically right next to each other or in short phrasing) ex. jumbo shrimp

ossimoro

paradox: an assertion opposed to common sense but can be true still ex. less is more

paradosso

personification

personificazione

simile

similtudine

synecdoche: like metonymy but the use of a part for the whole or the whole for the part

sineddoche

tautology: unnecessary reptition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence ex. repeat it again

tautologia