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Essay Test Unit One: Rhetorical devices

What is Climactic Order?

Arranging words, clauses or sentences in order of increasing importance, weight or emphasis.

What is parallelism

- Several parts/sentences are developed and phrased similarly
- shows ideas are equal in importance

- adds balance, rhythm, and clarity

What is a rhetorical question?

A question that is asked but not given an answer because the answer is already implied or the answer is obvious.

What is hypophora?

One or more questions that have been asked but not answered.

What is Parentheses?

A whole sentence inserted in between another one using brackets, dashes or commas.

What is similie?

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

What is metaphor?

Describes something by saying its something else.

What is personification?

Giving an animal or an inatimate object human atributes

What is Oxymoron?

two words that contridict one another

What is Alliteration?

Recurrence of the initial consonant

What is Onomatopoeia?

Words which their pronounciation suggests their meaning.

What is Euphemism?

Non-offensive way of saying something

What is Irony?

Words that say one thing but mean another

What is an anecdote?

breif stor detailing interesting episodes and events referring to incident in persons live

What is denotation?

Specific or literal meaning of a word

What is connotation?

Words suggesting a different association than its literal meaning

What is imagery?

Appeals to senses by creating a vivd impression

What is Pun?

Play on words with same sound but different meaning

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