Rhetoric Terms 1-7

By: Mia, Laney, Missy, Chris, and Eric

Alliteration

• the recurrence of initial consonant sounds; appeals to sound

• Example 1:baby buggy bumpers • Example 2: Laney’s Left leg looks

lovely

Allusion

• a reference to an event, literary work, person or work of art

• Example 1: I can’t do that because I am not Superman

• Example 2: I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s

Analogy• compares two different things that

have some similar characteristics • Example 1: “His thoughts tumbled

in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.”

• Example 2: “The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.”

Anaphora

• repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases

• Example 1: “Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition.”

• Example 2: “I want my money right now, right here, all right?”

Anecdote

• a short account of a particular incident or event: when you begin a story, speech, memoir, etc, with a personal memory

• Example 1: “When I was a young boy, I wanted to be Benjamin Franklin. I would tie a key to a kite string and run around during a lightning storm until my mom yelled at me. […]”

• Example 2: “The late Peter Marshall was an eloquent speaker and for several years served as the chaplain of the US Senate. He used to love to tell the story of the "Keeper of the Spring," a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps.[…]”

Aphorism

• Witty statements that serve as advice

• Example 1: “The early bird gets the worm.”

• Example 2: “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Apostrophe

• The sign (’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols

• Example 1:“I will not hide the teacher’s medication.”

• Example 2: “There’s your giraffe, little girl.”