Parody is a form of satire that imitates the style of a particular genre, work, or artist in a way…
In literature and public speaking, persona refers to the social face or character that a speaker or writer presents to…
Pleonasm, which means using more words than necessary to convey meaning, often redundantly. ‘I saw it with my own eyes'…
Polysyndeton, a stylistic device that involves the use of multiple conjunctions in close succession, often where they are not grammatically…
Though it might sound like a stomach problem, prolepsis is a rhetorical device that involves anticipating and answering potential objections…
Paronomasia, or punning, involves using words that sound similar but have different meanings, often to humorous effect. 'Time flies like…
Pathos, a rhetorical tool used to appeal to the audience's emotions, often to persuade or move them to action. That…
Quintilian sounds like a huge number, but Quintilian was an ancient Roman educator, known for his influential work on rhetoric…
Paralipsis, a rhetorical device that involves bringing up a subject by either denying it or pretending to pass over it.…
Pathetic Fallacy is a literary device where human emotions are attributed to aspects of nature or inanimate objects, often to…
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