Rhetorical Devices
Synechdoche
for a part of something is used to refer to the whole of something, or vice-versa. For example, referring to a congregation as the church or workers as hired hands.
Litotes
ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry , meaning you'll be glad ).
Metonymy
metaphor where the thing chosen is close to the subject it replaces
Appositive Phrase
rename a phrase to amplify or restrict it." Mr Bingham, my favorite teacher."
Eponym
substitute a attribute for a famous person with it
Asyndeton
the omission of conjunctions; A,B,C,D,E.
Inversion
the reversal of the normal word order...like yoda
Polysyndeton
conjunction between each phrase
Anaphora
A-B,A-C,A-D,A-E, repeating of word(s) at the begining
Antimetable
A-B,B-A, emphasis where words are replicated closely but in reverse order.
Anadiplosis
A-B,B-C,C-D,D-E, repeat a word at the end of a sentece to the next begining
Antithesis
contrasting relationship between opposites by joining them
Apostrophe
An absent person or object is addressed like its present to vent or display emotion.
Epistrophe
B-A, C-A, D-A repetition of word at the end
Loose sentence
Doesn't end at the completion of its main clause
Oxymoron
Figurative paradox
Distintio
I think A, and by A i mean B
Hyperbole
Intentional exaggeration
Periodic sentence
Leaves suspense after competition
Ellipsis
Omision of words implied. She was A, me, B
Rhetorical Question
Question that doesn't need an answer
Allegory
Representation of an abstract spiritual meaning
Parallelism
a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.
Catachresis
an extravagant implied metaphor using words unusually. "I sung nails in her ears."
Expletive
an interruption of normal syntax to lend emphasis to the words proximate it.
Apophasis
asserts something by pointedly passing over it. "I won't mention A..." reminding people in polite way