Rhetorical Terms

1. Imagery: Descriptive language that helps you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something.
   Example: "The golden sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink."

2. Mood: The feeling a reader gets from a story.
   Example: A haunted house story creates a spooky mood.

3. Tone: The author’s attitude about the topic or audience.
   Example: A sarcastic tone: "Oh, great. Another homework assignment. Just what I needed!"

4. Irony: When the opposite of what’s expected happens.
   Example: A fire station burns down.

5. Euphemism: A polite way to say something harsh.
   Example: Saying "passed away" instead of "died."

6. Rhetorical Questions: Questions asked to make a point, not to get an answer.
   Example: "Do you really think money grows on trees?"

7. Understatement: Making something seem smaller or less important.
   Example: Calling a huge storm "a bit of rain."

8. Chiasmus: A sentence where the second part is reversed.
   Example: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

9. Juxtaposition: Placing two ideas next to each other to highlight differences.
   Example: A picture of a baby next to an old man.

10. Hyperbole: An extreme exaggeration.
    Example: "I’ve told you a million times!"

11. Metaphor: Comparing two things without using "like" or "as."
    Example: "Her smile is the sun."

12. Epistrophe: Repeating a word at the end of sentences.
    Example: "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."

13. Repetition: Using the same word or phrase again and again.
    Example: "I will not give up. I will not give in. I will not surrender."

14. Anaphora: Repeating a word at the beginning of sentences.
    Example: "We will fight for freedom. We will fight for justice. We will fight for peace."

15. Alliteration: Words that start with the same sound placed close together.
    Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

16. Paradox: A statement that seems impossible but has truth.
    Example: "Less is more."

17. Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
    Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."

18. Purpose (Theme): The main message of a story.
    Example: The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is about justice and prejudice.

19. Anecdote: A short, personal story to make a point.
    Example: "When I was a kid, I once helped a stray dog. That’s why I always believe in kindness."

20. Apostrophe: Talking to someone or something that isn’t there.
    Example: "O Death, where is thy sting?"

21. Oxymoron: Two opposite words used together.
    Example: "Bittersweet" or "jumbo shrimp."

22. Jargon: Special words or phrases used by a specific group, job, or profession that others might not understand.

Example: In medicine: "BP" means "blood pressure."

23. Allusion: A quick reference to something famous, like a person, event, book, or story, without explaining it.

    Example: "He’s a real Romeo with the ladies." (Alludes to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet)

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