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Alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds in successive words.
Anaphora
Repetition at the beginning of successive clause or sentences
epistrophe
repetition at the end of successive sentences or clauses.
Parallelism
Similar syntactical pattern in multiple sentences, clauses, or paragraphs
Antimetabole
A “mirrored” sentence effect in which a sentence or aclause is reversed in a subsequent sentence or clause
Antithesis
Parallelism that creates a negation
Circumlocution
An idea that could be simply expressed is elaborately expressed
Climax
Series of examples with the final example in the series being the most imporatant or receiving the most emphasis.
Hypophora
A rhetorical device where a speaker poses a question and then immediately answers it, often used to engage the audience.
Juxtaposition
Two ideas/objects/whatever are compared/contrasted
Rhetorical question
A question posed for effect, not requiring an answer, often used to provoke thought or emphasize a point.
Zeugma
A single word or phrase is applied to two others in different senses
Polysyndeton
In a series, the use of no commas with an excessive amount of coordinating conjunctions
Asyndeton
In a series, the use of commas without coordinating conjuctions (FANBOYS) to separate the commas.
Hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration
Irony
Contrast between reality and expectations
Metaphor
Compares two unlike things
Metonymy
Something closely related represents or stands in for the whole
Oxymoron
Two words next to each other that create an ironic contrast or opposition
Paradox
A phrase or statement that negates reality, that creates something that can’t happen
Personification
attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.
Pun
A form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."
Synecdoche
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa.
Understatement
A rhetorical device that intentionally makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.
