aplang rhetoric technique

Alliteration

The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

Allusion

(Religious, historical, literary) reference directly or indirectly to something commonly known.

Analogy

A similarity or comparison between 2 different things or the relationship between them. Could explain something unfamiliar by point out its similarity to something else.

Antecedent

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. Ex: “IT” exists eternally… the ante ends of “IT” is…

Antithesis

A person or thing that is direct opposite of someone or something else.

Connotation

An idea or feeling that a word invokes other than its literal meaning.

Denotation

A definition of a word that is devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.

Diction

(Formal or informal) writers word, style, effectiveness choice with their writing.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement in the text.

Imagery

A detailed text that allows readers to imagine the story.

Irony

(Verbal, situational, dramatic) a contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. Or difference what appears to be and what is actually true.

Metaphor

When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that is not literally applicable.

Onomatopoeia

Natural sounds are imitated by sound of words. Ex: buzz, hiss, crack.

Oxymoron

Combines contradictory words with opposite meaning. Ex: organized chaos.

Paradox

A statement that appears to be self-inconsistent or opposed to common sense but contains some truth.

Parallelism

(Structural, literary) the grammatical or rhetoric framing of words / phrases to give structural similarity & to express related ideas.

Anaphora

The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of a sentence.

Personification

The author describing concept, animals, objects by giving them human characteristics.

Repetition

The repetition of same words or phrases in a paragraph / sentence.

Syntax

The way the author chooses to join words into phrases & sentences. Syntax is a group of words while diction is only words.