Rhetorical Device

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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. See also the Glossary Of Rhetorical Terms .

Anacoluthon , an abrupt change in sentence structure

Analogy

Antithesis

Aposiopesis , suddenly breaking off in speech, as in "Why, you little —"

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

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

Epithet , a descriptive word or phrase that has become a fixed formula

Imagery , also known as ''detail''

Metaphor , a direct comparison between seemingly unrelated subjects

Parade Of Horribles

Parallelism

Personification , giving human qualities to an inanimate object.

Polysyndeton , the use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted, as in "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy".

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

Rhetorical Question , a question to which an answer is not expected in response

Simile

Synecdoche , in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in "New York won by six runs" (meaning "New York's baseball team won by six runs").

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.

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