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Rhetorical Devices. By Kimberly Godin. Onomatopoeia. [on- uh- mah -tuh- pee -uh ] Definition: the formation of a word, by imitation of a sound made by its referent Origin: late Latin; making of words; onomato (name) + poi (to make) + ia
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Rhetorical Devices By Kimberly Godin
Onomatopoeia • [on-uh-mah-tuh-pee-uh] • Definition: the formation of a word, by imitation of a sound made by its referent • Origin: late Latin; making of words; onomato (name) + poi (to make) + ia • Examples: words such as cuckoo, sizzle, woof; also used in children’s poems such as ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ and ‘Old Macdonald’
Oxymoron • [ok-si-mawr-on] • Definition: a figure of speech by which a locution produces a self-contradictory effect • Origin: late Latin; from the word oxymorum (sharp-dull) • Examples: “cruel kindness,” “agree to disagree,” “larger half”
Paralipsis • [par-uh-lip-sis] • Definition: the suggestion that much of the significance is being omitted • Origin: late Latin; from the Greek word “disregard”
Examples of paralipsis - • “not to mention other faults” • "Obama went on to criticize Clinton's interview, saying that he spent an hour focused on attacking him rather than 'telling people about his positive vision for America.’” (NBC, 2008) • "I will not even mention that fact that she has been late for the last four meetings."
Parallelism • [par-uh-le-liz-uhm] • Definition: the repetition of a synactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect • Origin: the Greek word parallelismos
Examples of parallelism - • “She likes to look but not to listen.” • "When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) • “They are laughing at me, not with me.” (The Simpsons)
Parataxis • [par-uh-tak-sis] • Definition: the placing together of sentences, clauses, or phrases without a conjunctive word • Origin: neo-Latin; from the Greek word parataxis (an arranging in order for battle)
Examples of parataxis - • “I came, I saw, I conquered.” • “Tell me, how are you?” • “We walked to the top of the hill, and we sat down.”