Rhetorical Device Vocab.

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Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at close intervals (e.g., wailing in the winter wind).

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Repetition of consonant sounds for a purpose.

Answer explanation

Alliteration is also known as tongue twisters. “she sells seashells“, they are also used by brands to make their names much more memorable, for example, “Krispy Kreme“.

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Allusion

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A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.

Answer explanation

Every time you make a reference to some places, events, or a person you are making an allusion. For example, one could say, ”I’m not Sherlock Holmes, so you go figure that out”.

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Imagery:

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Words and phrases that create vivid experiences or a picture for the reader.

Answer explanation

Example "The trash can's smells assaulted me like a bug splatting on a windshield, attacking my nostrils with the vigor of a starving man in front of a buffet. The rainbow of colors that looked like zombies rotting corpses crashed into a craft store and dress for disco, which fell into a vat of glitter. It radiated heat from a thousand suns as it sat in the corner of this long-forgotten alleyway joining sewage from the pet shop, delicatessen, bakery, and the butchers. This biohazard sewage dump of waste can only be the gateway to whatever form of hell one might believe exists. The combined refuse from the former locations surrounding the oozing detritus came together like the power rangers to attack my senses."

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Contrast between appearance and actuality?

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Irony

Answer explanation

The Irony shown in this image is that the sign states no smoking. As we can see, it's a prime location for smoking despite the sign stating otherwise.

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Verbal Irony?

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A writer says one thing, but means something entirely different.

Answer explanation

We would also say “You're as clear as a mud” to someone who is explaining things to us in a very unclear manner, defeating the purpose of explanation.

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Occurs when something is entirely different from what is expected.

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Situational Irony

Answer explanation

Situational: The hunter died trying to kill beavers, but in the end, he is killed by a beaver taking down the tree.

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Dramatic Irony

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Occurs when the reader knows information that the characters do not.

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Comparison between unlike things, e.g., 'evening of life.'

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration for emphasis or humor.

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Oxymoron: a figure of speech combining contradictory terms. Which is NOT an oxymoron?

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