1. Reviewing Rhetorical Devices & Strategies
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Reviewing Rhetorical Devices & Strategies

2. Lango Card Terms
Allegory Alliteration Allusion Anaphora Anecdote Antithesis Aphorism Apostrophe Clause Colloquialism Connotation Diction Euphemism Fig. Language Hyperbole Irony Juxtaposition Metaphor Metonymy Oxymoron Pacing Paradox Parallelism Personification Satire Simile Syllogism Symbolism Syntax Tone

3. a short statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events (usually to convey a moral truth)
a short statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them
2 conjoining contradictory terms (just a phrase)

4. addressing an absent figure or abstraction
repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
addressing an absent figure or abstraction
the placing of two contrasting images or ideas close to each other
substituting a word or phrase for another with which it is closely associated (ex. calling businessmen “suits”)
non-human objects are given human characteristics

5. 2 conjoining contradictory terms (just a phrase)
reference to history, mythology, religion, or literature that expands the reader’s understanding
group of words with a subject and a verb; can be independent or subordinate
incongruity between appearance and reality, between what is expected and what actually happens
2 conjoining contradictory terms (just a phrase)

6. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every clause
familiar expression used in conversation or informal writing; often inappropriate in formal writing
extreme exaggeration
rate at which a text develops (fast, slow, steady, hurried); based on length and arrangement of sentences
an analogy directly expressed using the words “like” or “as”

7. emotional overtones/implications of a word
writing that exposes the failings (vice or folly) of individuals, institutions, or societies for the purpose of achieving change
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
emotional overtones/implications of a word
language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
the arrangement of similarly constructed clauses or sentences suggesting some correspondence between them

8. a balance of contrasting ideas in a sentence (syntax term - ex
a balance of contrasting ideas in a sentence (syntax term - ex. “To be or not to be”)
word choice
a more agreeable or polite way of saying something unpleasant or uncomfortable
a situation or statement that seems impossible or untrue, but proves to be true

9. something literal that is used to signify abstract ideas and qualities
the way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected, or the set of grammatical rules governing such order
a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion
writer’s attitude toward the subject and audience (created by diction, details, images, language, and syntax)
something literal that is used to signify abstract ideas and qualities