English
Rhetorical devices.
Definition
Techniques of language used to persuade, inform, or engage an audience effectively. Rhetorical devices include structural patterns like parallelism and antithesis, as well as strategies like rhetorical questions and repetition that enhance the power and memorability of speech or writing.
Examples
Real-world.
- 1 Parallelism: "I came, I saw, I conquered"
- 2 Antithesis: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
- 3 Rhetorical question: "If not now, when?"