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