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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone help me understand Rhetorical Devices, like parallelism, repetition, rhetorical questions, and et cetera.

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

A rhetorical device is what the author uses to persuade the reader to consider the something from a different P.O.V

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Parallelism is when the author uses elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter.

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Repetition is when the author repeats word or phrases to make an idea seem clearer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about antithesis

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

A rhetorical question is a question that is really a figure of speech and wasn't mean to be answered.

OpenStudy (love_ranaa):

Antithesis is a rhetorical device where two opposites are put in a sentence together to show contrast

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you i understand the wide world of english a little better

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bLEH.

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