Rhetorical Devices
A rhetorical device is a technique or word construction that is used by a speaker or writer to win an audience to their side, while trying to persuade them to do something.
1. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement conveying emotions. Eg:- The glass exploded into many pieces.
2. Meiosis uses euphemism to minimize the importance of something. Eg:- We must put an end to this peculiar organization.
3. Apostrophe means repetition of a word via successive phrases, clauses, or sentences for the purpose of emphasizing it as a concept. Eg:- Abraham Lincoln’s famous saying, ” government of the people, by the people & for the people.”
4. Metaphor is a comparison in which something is said to be figuratively something else. Eg:- She was a wolf among the sheep.
5. Chiasmus is reversal of the grammatical order in two parallel sentences or phrases. Eg: Car owners own cars & bikes own bike owners.
What is Rhetoric?
Rhetoric
Speaking or writing that’s intended to persuade is known as Rhetoric. If we intend to write editorial columns, or while forming points for a debate or an argumentative essay, we should work on our rhetoric.
The word “ Rhetoric“ has a Greek origin which means “speaker” which is used for the art of persuasive speaking or writing. While listening eagerly to long speeches & while studied them in school, rhetoric was used by people in a positive sense; now it is often seen as a negative term, that implies artfulness over real content. For instance, if a person gives a clever speech but doesn’t mention the problem that needs to be addressed, one can say, “That’s just a lot of rhetoric.”
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