Rhetorical Device Vocabulary 2

________- A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.

________- 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.

________- 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.

________- A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

________- The way an author builds and develops characters within a text.

________- 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 part.

________- When words, phrases, or clauses, are arranged in order of increasing importance.

________- A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one.

________- The omission or absence of conjunction between parts of a sentence.

________- Repetition at the end of a line.

________- A repeated word of phase, used for emphasis.

________ Irony- A state of affairs, an event, or an explanation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects.

________- a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

________- A type of metaphor in which non- human objects or ideas are given human qualities.

________- Repetition at the beginning of a line.

________- Comparison using "like "or "as.

________- A short, often commonly know saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way.

________- The repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis- to dwell on an important point.

________- An obvious, intended exaggeration.

________- The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect.

________- The method of narration used in a story; who is telling the story.