Rhetorical definitions

• Anaphoric - purposeful repetition of same word(s) at beginning of many phrases.
• Antimetabole - reversal of repeated words in continuous phrase.
• Antithesis - a figure of speech, contrasting two ideas in the same sentence.
• Asyndeton - no using conjunctions although should have.
• Chiasmus - order of terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second.
• Epistrophe - repetition of same word(s) at the end of continuous phrases
• Hortative Sentence - inspirational call to action
• Imperative Sentence - sentence that commands
• Isocolon - phrases with same number of words and sentence structure
• Juxtaposition - placing close together for comparison OR contrast
• Litotes - achieve emphasis by denying its opposite
• Metonymy - A single characteristic to identify the whole
• Polysyndeton - usage of several conjunctions in a close succession, especially when some might by omitted
• Scheme - artful syntax
• Syllogism - conclusion supported by a major AND minor premise
• Trope - artful diction
• Volta - sudden change in thought; where complexity is found
• Zeugma - one word modifies 2 or more words in the same sentence