Rhetorical Devices #5 Arizona Jefferson & Katherine Raglin
Rhetorical Shift
re-tor-ikel shi-ft
Definiton: a change in mood or attitude that is accompanied by a change in the focus and language of a literary scene, passage or theme
Example: a spokesperson from the CDC is explaining a disease outbreak and giving her assessment of it. She might interrupt her explanation to give a full description of the illness' symptoms and means of treatment.
Syntax
sin-tax
Definition: an abrupt change in grammatical or syntactical structure.
Example: incorrect: Before we go to the movies. correct: I need to rest before we go to the movies.
Synthesis
sin-the-sis
Definition: combining a number of different parts or ideas to come up with a new idea or theory.
Example: reading several books and using all of the information to come up with a thesis on the subject.
Tricolon
try-colon
Definition: three words, phrases, or sentences combine to make a single, powerful impression.
Example: Veni, Vidi, Vici; I came, I saw, I conquered
Zeugma
zu-gme
