Rhetorical Devices

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What is Juxtaposition?

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

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What is Anaphora?

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The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence.

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What is Understatement (Meiosis)?

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A statement that is not good enough to explain how good, bad, or impressive something really is.

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What is a Paradox?

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A statement that seems impossible because the ideas are opposites, but have an element of truth.

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Irony?

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A rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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What is Satire?

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A genre that uses humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize or mock.

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What is Oxymoron?

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

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What is Metaphor?

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