Rhetorical Devices Flashcard

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Repetition

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The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses: smell, taste, sight, sound, touch.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Rhetorical Question

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A question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.