Rhetorical Terms & Appeals

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Rhetorical Question

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A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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Polysyndeton

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The purposeful repetition of conjunctions in a sentence.

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Anaphora

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

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison that states one thing is another.

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Simile

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A comparison that states one thing is like another.

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Asyndeton

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The deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses.

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Epistrophe

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.