Rhetorical Analysis Review 2 Definitions

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Alliteration

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repetition of initial consonants sounds. Fruity Flakes; Delicious Day

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Periphrasis

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nickname—word that describes and stands in for. WINDY CITY

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Aphorism

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a short statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral.

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Allusion

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reference to something in our cultural past.

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Anadiplosis

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repeats the last word of one phrase/clause/sentence at the beginning of the next one.
Training leads to muscle. Muscles lead to fitness; fitness leads to women; women lead to happiness. Relationships

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Analogy

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compares two similar things to help clarify a difficult idea. Rectangle and square…

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anaphora

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repetition of same word or words at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases. I think we should do this; I think we should eat this; I think we should chew gum.

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Antimetabole

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reversing of the order of repeated SAME words or phrases. Ask not what you can do for your country; but what country can do for you.

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Antiphrasis

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Hey Tiny, (to the overweight man). One word irony.

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Antithesis

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Establish CONTRASTING relationship between two ideas that are juxtaposed. To err is human; to forgive divine.

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Apophasis

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ignore or deny, but says it. Must deny the opposite of what you mean. Call attention to sensitive topics.

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Aposiopesis

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Use dashes and leave statement unfinished, breaks off in the middle of a sentence.

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Apostrophe

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NOT GRAMMAR. Reference/direct address to an non entity or something that can’t be there. Dear Lord…; Mama help me. O Silver Moon, how lovely you are tonight.

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Appositive

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a noun that comes right after another noun that renames it. Mrs. Smith, my favorite teacher, is in the room.

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assonance

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similar vowel sounds at beginnings of words. Assuage Adam of his advantageous allure.

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Asyndeton

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omitting conjugation between nouns, phrases, clauses.
On his return, he received cake, corn, candy, pop.

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chiasmus

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reverse parallelism; Second part is the reverse of the first part in grammatical structure. BUT NOT WORDS.
What is learned unwillingly, is gladly forgotten.

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Climax

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arranging parts of sentence so that the material increases in importance or weight.
I read a book; I learned some knowledge; I passed a test; I graduated from high school

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epistrophe

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repetition of same word or words at the END of successive clauses or phrases.

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Epithet

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adjective or adjective phrase that names subject/key quality of subject. ACHILLES, Swift Runner

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Hyperbole

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overexaggerates for effect.

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Litotes

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deny or negate the opposite

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Metaphor

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comparison two things without like or as

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Metonymy

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choosing an item that is closely associated with subject to stand for that subject. The White House made an announcement this morning.

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Oxymoron

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adjective and noun that contradicts; complexity and wit

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Parralellism

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structures of sentences are the same. Show equality of ideas.

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Parenthesis

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phrase that is in parenthesis and it interrupts sentence.

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Personification

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gives human traits to non human things.

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polysyndeton

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joining nouns/phrases with conjunctions between each thing
He received cake and corn and candy and pop.

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rhetorical question

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question asked by author not expecting an answer. OBVIOUS.

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Simile

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comparing two things using like or as

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Synecdoche

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type of metaphor where part stands for whole…all hands on deck.
Understatement

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exemplum

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an example or story. JESUS.