rhetorical terms
“Rhetorical Terms 1-5”
1. Parallelism
Similarity of structure in a pair of related words, phrases, or clauses.
1. I will do it, I will.
2. Parents are either too permissive or too strict.
3. everyone hates the feeling of a stuffy, sticky nose.
Uses: shows where several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed alike or equal in importance. Also adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to the sentence.
2. Isocolon
A scheme of parallel structure that occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length.
1. They have suffered severely, but they have fought well.
2. Many will enter. Few will win.
3. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Uses: to present various ideas as a whole.
3. Antithesis the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
1. Love is an ideal thing, marriage the real thing.
2. we must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. you're easy on the eyes, hard on the heart.
Uses: bringing out a contrast of ideas by contrasting with the words, etc.
4. Anastrophe the inversion of natural word order.
1. she stared into the dog's eyes deep and menacing
2. on a black cloak sparkle the stars.
3. her hair smells fragrant and lovely.
Uses: surprising the reader, gaining attention.
5. Parenthesis
Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence.
1. I just know it (your lying) I can feel it in my bones.
2. blah blah (John 35)
3. many will know how it feels (fto be all alone) in the dark.
Uses: for sending the thought off on an important tangent that has pronounced rhetorical effect.
1. Parallelism
Similarity of structure in a pair of related words, phrases, or clauses.
1. I will do it, I will.
2. Parents are either too permissive or too strict.
3. everyone hates the feeling of a stuffy, sticky nose.
Uses: shows where several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed alike or equal in importance. Also adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to the sentence.
2. Isocolon
A scheme of parallel structure that occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length.
1. They have suffered severely, but they have fought well.
2. Many will enter. Few will win.
3. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Uses: to present various ideas as a whole.
3. Antithesis the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure
1. Love is an ideal thing, marriage the real thing.
2. we must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. you're easy on the eyes, hard on the heart.
Uses: bringing out a contrast of ideas by contrasting with the words, etc.
4. Anastrophe the inversion of natural word order.
1. she stared into the dog's eyes deep and menacing
2. on a black cloak sparkle the stars.
3. her hair smells fragrant and lovely.
Uses: surprising the reader, gaining attention.
5. Parenthesis
Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence.
1. I just know it (your lying) I can feel it in my bones.
2. blah blah (John 35)
3. many will know how it feels (fto be all alone) in the dark.
Uses: for sending the thought off on an important tangent that has pronounced rhetorical effect.