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Litotes | Definition & Examples
Litotes occurs when a speaker denies the opposite of a claim instead of making an affirmative claim directly.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Metanoia
Metanoia is a rhetorical device that involves a speaker correcting themselves.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Aposiopesis | Definition & Examples
Aposiopesis is a rhetorical device where the speaker breaks off a sentence and leaves it unfinished.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 13, 20244 min read
Praeteritio | Definition & Examples
With praeteritio, the speaker describes what they won't say and does just that.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 11, 20247 min read
Ellipsis | Definition & Examples
Ellipsis is a rhetorical device that omits expected words.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 8, 20243 min read
Asyndeton | Definition & Examples
Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that leaves out conjunctions where they are expected to occur.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 8, 20244 min read
Simple Repetition: Epizeuxis, Conduplicatio, and Epimone
Simple repetition is an essential part of rhetoric, and it can be employed in a wide variety of ways.
Melchior Antoine
Oct 7, 20245 min read
Polysyndeton | Definition & Examples
Polysyndeton refers to the repeated use of conjunctions.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 21, 20245 min read
Anastrophe: Definition & Examples
Anastrophe is a rhetorical device that occurs when words appear in an unexpected order.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 19, 20248 min read
Chiasmus | Definition & Examples
Chiasmus is a rhetorical device that occurs when elements are repeated with their order reversed.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Isocolon | Definition & Examples
Isocolon occurs when sentences, clauses, or phrases parallel in structure are used in succession.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 13, 20247 min read
Polyptoton | Definition & Examples
Polyptoton is a rhetorical device that occurs when the root of a word is repeated with a different ending.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 11, 20244 min read
Anadiplosis | Definition & Examples
Anadiplosis occurs at the end of one sentence or clause and at the beginning of the next.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 10, 20243 min read
Symploce
Symploce repeats material at the beginning of clauses or sentences before repeating a similar word at the end.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 10, 20244 min read
Epistrophe
Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive phrases.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 9, 20244 min read
Rhetorical Devices | Definition & Examples
Rhetorical devices manipulate speech patterns to obtain an intended effect.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 6, 20247 min read
Anaphora
Anaphora involves a speaker repeating words at the start of sentences in succession.
Melchior Antoine
Sep 6, 20244 min read
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