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Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices. Anaphora Anecdote Antanaclasis Antanagoge Antimetabole. Anaphora. [uh- naf - er -uh] F rom the Greek, “carrying back ” R hetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clauses

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Rhetorical Devices

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  1. Rhetorical Devices Anaphora Anecdote Antanaclasis Antanagoge Antimetabole

  2. Anaphora • [uh-naf-er-uh] • From the Greek, “carrying back” • Rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clauses • Ex: I need to go to the bank, I need to do the laundry, and I need to clean my room. • Ex: I went to the mall. Then I went to my friend’s house and I went to bed. • Ex: Beautiful place, beautiful home, and a beautiful family.

  3. Anecdote • [an-ik-doht] • From Greek, a-, an- “not” , ekdotos “published” • A short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature • Ex: A student giving a speech about vacations, shared a story about her trip to Hawaii. • Ex: When telling his son how to propose to his girlfriend, the father told him the story of his proposal to his wife. • Ex: The teacher shared a story about a drinking and driving incident to his son who just got his permit.

  4. Antanaclasis • [ant-an-uh-klasis] • From Greek “reflection, bonding, breaking against” • A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense • Ex: If we don’t go to the mall, you don’t go to the mall. • Ex: While we live, let us live. (1) • Ex: Live and let live.

  5. Antanagoge • An’-tan-na’-go-gee • From Greek. Ant “against” and anagoge “a leading up” • The contradiction of a negative comment with a positive one • Ex: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. (1) • Ex: I failed my test, but I will pass the next one. • Ex: Hurricane Sandy caused a lot of damage, but at least it wasn’t like Katrina.

  6. Antimetabole • An’-ti’-me’-tab’-o-’le • From Greek, anti “in opposite direction” and metabole “turning about” • Reversal of repeated words or phrases • Ex: When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. (1) • Ex: My friend doesn’t annoy you, you annoy my friend. • Ex: Your sister wasn’t talking about you, you were talking about my sister.

  7. Sources • (1) Rhetoric.byu.edu • (2) Dailywritingtips.com • (3) About.com • (4) Dictionary.com

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