Rhetoric Strategies

Question	Answer
Allegory	A piece of text with an underlying message that is usually political or moral.
Allusion	Referencing something without specifically mentioning it
Comparing two things usually on the basis of structure.	Analogy
Deliberate repetition to get a point across	Anaphora
A short, amusing story or event used to get a point across	Anecdote
Aphorism	A simple statement that holds a general truth
A figure of speech that detaches the author from reality to address and imaginary character	Apostrophe
Euphamism	Indirectly referring to something in a polite way while talking about something unpleasant
Hyperbole	Over exaggerating for the sake of emphasis
Metaphor	Implied comparison between two things
Replacing the name of something with the name of something closely related	Metonymy
A statement contrary to itself	Paradox
Rhetorical Question	A question without an expected answer
Synedoche	A literary device where a part represents a whole and vice versa

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