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• Rhetoric

  noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. 2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. 3. the study of the effective use of language. 4. the ability to use language effectively. 5. the art of […]

• Rhetorical

  adjective 1. used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect. 2. marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast. 3. of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric, or the effective use of language. adjective 1. concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic 2. of or relating […]

• Rhetorically

  adjective 1. used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect. 2. marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast. 3. of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric, or the effective use of language. adjective 1. concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic 2. of or relating […]

• Rhetorical-question

  noun 1. a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”. rhetorical question noun 1. a question to which no answer is required: used esp for dramatic effect. An example is Who knows? (with the […]

• Rhetorical-stress

  noun 1. stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.

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