Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A Rhetorical device is a technique, sometimes called a resource of language, used by an author to induce an emotional response from the reader. These emotional responses are central to the meaning of the work. A partial list of rhetorical devices Anacoluthon, an abrupt change in sentence structure Diction, the choice of words based on their connotation and precise meaning Imagery, also known as detail Organization, the purposeful division of a work into components, either explicitly or subtly Symbolism, in which a (usually recurrent) object or character represents an idea. Syntax, also known as sentence structure This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.