Rhetoric

Some of the devices and techniques of rhetoric (the art of persuasion) are:

Simile – comparing one thing to another by use of the words ‘like’ and ‘as’ Metaphor – words or phrases used to describe things in terms of something that they are not Rhythm – varying things such as duration and accent (the strong/weak elements of sound) over time Assonance – repeating similar or identical vowel sounds, but using different consonants Alliteration – repeating consonants, at the beginning of words, th...