Rhetorical Devices

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What is a repeated word or phrase used for emphasis?

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Repetition (common types include anaphora and epistrophe).

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What is an obvious, intended exaggeration?

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Hyperbole (e.g., 'His snores were louder than a freight train').

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What is the repetition at the end of a line?

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Epistrophe (e.g., 'See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.').

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What is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor (e.g., 'he felt lost in a sea of nameless faces').

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What is a brief reference to a famous person or event?

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Allusion (e.g., 'He was a real Romeo with the ladies.').

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What is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?

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Oxymoron (e.g., 'deafening silence').

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What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile (e.g., 'as brave as a lion').

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What is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox (e.g., 'less is more').

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What is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses?

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Anaphora (e.g., 'I have a dream...').

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What is a rhetorical device that involves the arrangement of words in a particular order to create a rhythm?

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Parallelism (e.g., 'We will fight for justice, we will fight for peace.').