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Rhetorical Devices

Repetition an exact duplication of what was previously said


Restatement repeating the ideas of what has been said using
different words
Anaphora repetition at the beginning of the lines
Epiphora repetition at the end of lines
Questioning (Rhetorical Question) the speaker asks a question where the answer is
already known
the answer is not given during the speech
Hypophora the speaker asks a question and then continues
to answer the question for the audience
Antithesis figure of balanced in which contrasting ideas are
intentionally juxtaposed
Paradox a statement of contradiction that seems
nonsensical but evokes some measure of truth
Oxymoron TWO words that are ordinarily contradictory
placed side-by-side (a two word paradox)
Exclamation a statement of strong feeling, usually
accompanied by an exclamation mark
Invective abusive and negative language that attacks,
insults, or denounces a person, topic, or
institution
Parallelism the framing of words, sentences, or paragraphs to
give a structural similarity.
Concession acknowledging the opponent’s argument to show
understanding and consideration of the issue
from all sides
Asyndeton of normal conjunctions are intentionally omitted
from a string of words
Polysyndeton Deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in
successive words and clauses
Tropes a figure of speech in which the words carry a
meaning other than their literal sense

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