1. Advanced Rhetorical Devices
Reviewing Vocabulary

2. Review Vocabulary
Alliteration – Same consonant sound at the start of words
Anaphora – Repetition of a word or words at the start of a sentence or phrase
Chiasmus – Reversal in syntax to make the second half have different meaning

3. Review Vocabulary
Hyperbole – extreme statements not meant to be taken literally
Allusion – Brief reference to a person, place, or thing of cultural significance
Synecdoche – a figure of speech where a part is made to represent the whole

4. Review Vocabulary
Epic Simile– a detailed comparison spanning several lines
Parallel Structure– using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Polysyndeton– the use of several coordinating conjunctions in rapid succession

5. Review Vocabulary
Antithesis –Two opposing ideas placed together to achieve a contrasting effect
Assonance – Two or more words placed close together that repeat the same vowel sound
Periphrasis – The use excessive or longer words which could have been conveyed with a shorter expression or fewer words