Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Devices
Schemes
Term
Definition
Example
Alliteration頭韻
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
Anadiplosis反覆法 repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause
The crime was common, common be the pain.
Anaphora首語（句）重複法
regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
We shall fight in the trenches. We shall fight on the oceans. We shall fight in the sky.
Anastrophe詞語倒置法
the order of the noun and the adjective in the sentence is exchanged
He spoke of times past and future, and dreamt of things to be. antimetabole involves repeating a phrase in reverse order
All work and no play is as harmful to mental health as all play and no work.
Antithesis對立
establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure
That short and easy trip made a lasting and profound change in Harold's outlook.
Asyndeton連接詞省略
commas used with no conjunction to separate a series of words and the parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is excluded
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. polysyndeton the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause, and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton
They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked.
Cacophony不和諧音
the use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase
His fingers rapped and pounded the door, and his foot thumped against the yellowing wood.
Chiasmus語句交錯排列法
the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order
Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.
Climax高潮
consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of
Schemes
Term
Definition
Example
Alliteration頭韻
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
Anadiplosis反覆法 repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause
The crime was common, common be the pain.
Anaphora首語（句）重複法
regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
We shall fight in the trenches. We shall fight on the oceans. We shall fight in the sky.
Anastrophe詞語倒置法
the order of the noun and the adjective in the sentence is exchanged
He spoke of times past and future, and dreamt of things to be. antimetabole involves repeating a phrase in reverse order
All work and no play is as harmful to mental health as all play and no work.
Antithesis對立
establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure
That short and easy trip made a lasting and profound change in Harold's outlook.
Asyndeton連接詞省略
commas used with no conjunction to separate a series of words and the parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is excluded
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. polysyndeton the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause, and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton
They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked.
Cacophony不和諧音
the use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase
His fingers rapped and pounded the door, and his foot thumped against the yellowing wood.
Chiasmus語句交錯排列法
the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order
Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.
Climax高潮
consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of