rhetorical device
Alliteration: repetition of the initial consonant sounds beginning several words in sequence. "Let us go forth to lead the land we love." President J. F. Kennedy, Inaugural 1961
"Veni, vidi, vici." Julius Caesar (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Adage a proverb or wise saying made familiar by long use
Allusion a passing reference or indirect mention
He was the Adam to her Eve
Anadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.
"Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business." Francis Bacon Analogy a comparison of two similar things
The relationship between them began to thaw
I am going to be toast when I get home. Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill Anastrophe the normal word order is changed for emphasis
Come to class you will. Much madness is divinest sense to a discerning eye
Antistrophe/ Epistrophe: repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. "In 1931, ten years ago, Japan invaded Manchukuo without warning. In 1935, Italy invaded
Ethiopia without warning. In 1938, Hitler occupied Austria without warning. In 1939, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia without warning. Later in 1939, Hitler invaded Poland without warning. And now Japan has attacked
"Veni, vidi, vici." Julius Caesar (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Adage a proverb or wise saying made familiar by long use
Allusion a passing reference or indirect mention
He was the Adam to her Eve
Anadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.
"Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business." Francis Bacon Analogy a comparison of two similar things
The relationship between them began to thaw
I am going to be toast when I get home. Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill Anastrophe the normal word order is changed for emphasis
Come to class you will. Much madness is divinest sense to a discerning eye
Antistrophe/ Epistrophe: repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. "In 1931, ten years ago, Japan invaded Manchukuo without warning. In 1935, Italy invaded
Ethiopia without warning. In 1938, Hitler occupied Austria without warning. In 1939, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia without warning. Later in 1939, Hitler invaded Poland without warning. And now Japan has attacked