Rhetorical Devices

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Hyperbole

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A exaggeration of the truth that is not meant to be understood literally

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Understatement

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Deliberately expresses the idea as less important either for iconic experience or emphasis

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Litote

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Creates effect by denying the opposite of something or stating the affirmative of a position in negative form

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Antithesis

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Juxtaposes ideas to establish contrasting relationships between 2 ideas

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Rhetorical Question

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Used for effect, emphasis, or provocation or drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand (by asking a question)

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Analogy

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Compares two thing to make use of something well-known compared to something unknown

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Metaphor

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Compares two things without using "like" or "as"

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Simile

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Compares two things with "like" or "as"

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Idiom

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An expression that does not literally make sense

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Pun

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Play on words

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Hyperbole

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He's meaner than Lord Voldemort.

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Understatement

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Someone describes a hurricane as "a bit of weather."

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Litote

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I'm not too shabby.

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Antithesis

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That's one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind.

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Rhetorical Question

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How many times do I have to tell you?

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Analogy and Simile

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His brain was like a dirty sponge. (2)

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Metaphor

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He's a stick.

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Simile

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She's cool as a cucumber.

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Idiom

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It's raining cats and dogs.

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Pun

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I wondered why the baseball bat was getting so big, and then it hit me.