Rhetorical Devices

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What is hyperbole?

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An obvious, intended exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I've told you a million times.'

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What is epistrophe?

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Example: 'See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.'

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What is personification?

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A type of metaphor where non-human objects or ideas are given human qualities. Example: 'The wind whispered her name.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'She looked like a doll.'

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What is allusion?

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A brief reference to a famous person, event, or work of literature, often used to simplify complex ideas. Example: 'He was a real Romeo with the ladies.'

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What is metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is anaphora?

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. Example: 'I have a dream... I have a dream... I have a dream.'

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What is oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'Deafening silence.'

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What is parallelism?

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The use of similar structures in two or more clauses. Example: 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'