9 Fascinating Rhetorical Devices That Will Make Your Sentences Stand Out
And make your articles more exciting
No longer are writers seen as the chosen few who get to wake up at dawn to dip feathers in ink and scribble on scrolls, a mug of coffee exhaling steam nearby.
The once high barrier of entry has disappeared; the mighty pen has now become a weapon available to anyone who wishes to pick one up at the nearest convenience store.
But like every weapon, the user has to master its use. You start with the basic moves, and then you graduate to the more advanced moves. Writing moves don’t come more advanced than having rhetorical devices at your fingertips and sprinkling them in your writing.
Your readers will enjoy it; your fans will savor it. You will earn the private admiration and public praise of other writers. Let’s look at nine such devices you can learn and start using in your next article.
Amplification
Amplification involves restating a word or phrase in a sentence and adding more details to it. As the name suggests, it helps you to amplify a word you had mentioned.
In his book Writing with Style, Professor Robert Harris says amplification “… also helps build some tension, as the writer usually…
