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rhetorical devices

rhetorical devices is the plural of rhetorical device.

Meaning of rhetorical device

Noun

rhetorical device (plural rhetorical devices)

  1. A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).

Questions about rhetorical devices

What is rhetorical devices the plural of?
Rhetorical devices is the plural of rhetorical device.

Words near rhetorical devices in the dictionary

  1. rhetology
  2. rhetor
  3. rhetoric
  4. rhetorical
  5. rhetorical device
  6. rhetorical devices
  7. rhetorical induction
  8. rhetorical mode
  9. rhetorical modes
  10. rhetorical question
  11. rhetorical questions

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