Rhetorical Device

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rhetorical techniques

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This list contains both rhetorical devices ''per se'', as well as other tools of spoken and written language that may be prominently used for rhetorical purposes.

Anacoluthon , an abrupt change in sentence structure

Analogy

Chiastic Structure , in which attention is drawn to a main idea

Diction , the choice of words based on their Connotation and precise meaning

Epithet

Imagery , also known as ''detail''

Metaphor

Parade Of Horribles

Parallelism

Rhetorical Organization , a division of a work into components, either explicitly or subtly, used for rhetorical purposes.

Rhetorical Question

Simile

Symbolism , in which a (usually recurrent) object or character represents an idea.

Syntax , also known as ''sentence structure'', may be used as a rhetorical device.

SEE ALSO

Figure Of Speech

EXTERNAL LINKS

Online Resource of Rhetorical Devices

Handbook of rhetorical devices