Rhetorical Devices

4. the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
6. a short, often commonly known saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way
11. a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition that, when investigates or explained, may prove to be well founded or true
12. which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance
13. an exaggeration used for emphasis
14. the repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis - to dwell on an important point
16. a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or a whole is made to represent the sum of its parts
19. a usually short narrative (or story) of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
22. a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other
23. using concrete objects, images, or characters to represent a larger, more universal idea
24. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
25. a state of affairs, an event, or an explanation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects

1. a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
2. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
3. two opposing things (ideas, images, colors, etc.) placed close together with contrasting effect
5. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
7. the repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
8. the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
9. a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect
10. comparing one idea, object, or image directly to another dissimilar one without using like or as
15. embellishing a word or phrase by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability
17. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to bee too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
18. a form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence
20. also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is an author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple sentences or lines in a story or poem
21. comparing one idea, object, or image to another dissimilar one using like or as