rhetorical devices techniques an author or speaker uses to convey meaning to the reader or listener

RHETORICAL DEVICES

Techniques an author or speaker

uses to convey meaning to the

reader or listener.

ANALOGY:

COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS THAT ARE ALIKE IN SOME

RESPECTS.

METAPHOR

A TYPE OF ANALOGY; L IKENS TWO DISSIMILAR THINGS TO EACH

OTHER USING “ IS”

SATIRE

A LITERARY STYLE USED TO RIDICULE AN IDEA OR A HUMAN VICE OR

WEAKNESS

IRONY

A S I T UAT I O N C H A R A C T E R I Z E D BY S I G N I F I C A N T D I F F E R E N C E B E T W E E N W H AT I S E X P E C T E D O R U N D E R S T O O D A N D W H AT

A C T UA L LY H A P P E N S O R I S M E A N T

JUXTAPOSITIONP L A C I N G T W O I T E M S S I D E BY S I D E T O

C R E AT E A C E RTA I N E F F E C T, R E V E A L A N AT T I T U D E , O R A C C O M P L I S H S O M E O T H E R

PU R P O S E

ANAPHORAR E G U L A R R E P E T I T I O N O F T H E S A M E W O R D O R

P H R A S E AT T H E B E G I N N I N G O F S U C C E SS I V E P H R A S E S O R C L A U S E S

DENOTATION

THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD; THE DIRECT AND SPECIFIC

MEANINGsnake: 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and non-venomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.

CONNOTATION

WHAT IS IMPLIED BY A WORD

ASYNDETON

THE PRACTICE OF OMIT TING CONJUNCTIONS BETWEEN WORDS,

PHRASES, OR CLAUSES

EPIGRAPH

Q U O T E SE T AT T H E B E G I N N I N G O F A L I T E R A RY W O R K O R AT I T S D I V I S I O N S T O

SE T T HE T O N E O R SU G G E ST A T HE M E

Brothers, men who live after us,Let not your hearts be hardened against us,Because, if you have pity for us poor men,God will have more mercy toward you.

-Francois Villon