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Category: Rhetorical devices

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Amplification as a Rhetorical Device for Emphasizing Ideas in Writing

Amplification is a rhetorical device that authors use to embellish a sentence or statement by adding more information. The aim is to improve the readability and value of the statement or sentence. You usually use them when a simple sentence…

Hansard Corpus — August 19, 2022

Literature and language

Anaphora and the Art of Repetition in Literature

Hansard Corpus — August 19, 2022
Pathos and Emotional Appeal in Art and Argument
Literature and language

Pathos and Emotional Appeal in Art and Argument

Hansard Corpus — August 19, 2022
Accumulation as a Stylistic Device for Emphasis in Writing
Literature and language

Accumulation as a Stylistic Device for Emphasis in Writing

Hansard Corpus — August 15, 2022
Anthimeria as Functional Change in Rhetoric
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Anthimeria as Functional Change in Rhetoric

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Antanaclasis: Repeating Words With Different Meanings
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Antanaclasis: Repeating Words With Different Meanings

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