In literature and public speaking, persona refers to the social face or character that a speaker or writer presents to…
Parody is a form of satire that imitates the style of a particular genre, work, or artist in a way…
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…
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…
Paronomasia, or punning, involves using words that sound similar but have different meanings, often to humorous effect. 'Time flies like…
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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