Rhetoric

1. Anaphora: (a-naf-a-ra)-- repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of successive clauses.  It helps to establish a marked rhythm and often produces strong emotional effects.

1. Anaphora - I am the best speaker in this class. My words have a tone. My words have meaning. My words have power. My words inflict change. 

2. Antithesis: (an-tith-a-sis)-- the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.  Emphasizes dissimilarities and contraries.

Antithesis: -  I see myself as a leader though I have insecurities. I have empathy, but I can be competitive.  I lead by example, but I set unrealistic expectations. I cherish winning, but I can accept defeat. 

3. Asyndeton: (a-sin-da-ton)-- deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.  Produces a hurried rhythm in the sentence.

3. Asyndeton - I’ve had the longest day ever: I woke up, I went to school, I had two tests, I had practice, I went to the gym, I picked up my sister, I did homework.

4. Polysyndeton: (pol-ee-sin-de-ton)-- the opposite of asyndeton: polysyndeton is the deliberate use of many conjunctions.  Suggests flow or continuity in some instances, special emphasis in others:

4. Polysyndeton -I have to do so much before the season starts. I have to gather people for pre-season, and meet with the lady at ASF for logo-wear, and buy new running shoes, and run 5 miles twice a day.

5. Alliteration: (a-lit-er-ay-shun)-- repetition of initial or medial consonants or vowels in two or more adjacent words. Contributes to sound of verse; sometimes used for humorous effect.

5. Alliteration - One of the people I greatly look up to is Mohamed Ali. He was a powerful, passionate, and persuasive human in and out of the ring. 

6. Epistrophe: (a-pis-tro-fee) -- repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.  Sets up a pronounced rhythm and secures a special emphasis.

6. Epistrophe - My passion keeps me disciplined. My will to make the people around me proud keeps me disciplined. Finally, my apprehensive thoughts of what could happen if I failed keeps me disciplined. 

7. Anadiplosis: (an-a-di-plo-sis)-- repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause.

7. Anadiplosis - Here’s how every activity I do compliments the other. I was born with the gift of speed. Speed made me great at track and field. Track and field made me great at rugby. Rugby helped me build connections with new people and not have such a closed mindset of the life around us. 
   
   Hyperbole: (hi-pur-ba-lee)-- The use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.  Hyperbole can be a serviceable figure of speech if we learn to use it with restraint and for a calculated effect.  Under the stress of emotion, it will slip out naturally and seem appropriate. Original and unique hyperboles will produce the right note of emphasis.

7. Hyperbole - APES is harder than a ball of steel. It feels like I’m learning about 10,000 different things each week. 

2. Metaphor:(met-a-for) -- an implied comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common; a comparison of two things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as”

2. Metaphor - I am a monster when it comes to food. My mom is Gordon Ramsey the way she cooks up her chicken.

3. Simile: (sim-a-lee)-- an explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common; a comparison of two things using either “like” or “as”

3. Simile- As I am sitting here doing this assignment I’m listening to one of my favorite rappers and trying to identify when he uses a simile, J.Cole in the song In The Morning featuring Drake. “God Bless the homegirl that drove us home No strings attached, like a cordless phone.”

4. Parallelism: (pair-a-lel-ism)-- similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses.  Emphasizes similarities and connections.

4. Parallelism- For the sake of my loved ones, and the dignity of myself, I must be honest. 

5. Parenthesis: (pa-ren-tha-sis)-- insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence.  Allows the author’s voice to be heard commenting or editorializing, thereby charging the statement with emotion.

5. Parenthesis - I would love a mirror in my room. Every morning I go into my sister’s room--my sister’s very pink room--and check how my outfit is looking.

6. Rhetorical Question (erotema): (er-ot-a-ma) -- asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely. Rhetorical questions can be an effective persuasive device, subtly influencing the kind of response one wants to get from an audience, and are often more effective as a persuasive device than is a direct assertion.

Rhetorical Question (erotema- Did I just make the best drink in the world or am I just dreaming?