Hello Aspirants, Here is a short blog on Rhetoric and Prosody. Go through this and appear in the quiz at the end of the blog. What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric literally means the art of orator or the art of persuasive public speaking. The word however means the whole art of elegant and effective composition, whether spoken or written. For example – Figures of Speech. The ornamental ideas can be considered as Rhetoric FIGURES OF SPEECH The following are the major Figures of Speech : 1. Simile--Simile is a Figure of Speech in which a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds which have, however, at least one point in common. The comparison is expressed by using words like 'as' or 'like' or 'so'. 2. Metaphor - A Metaphor is a condensed form of simile in which comparison between two different objects is shown without the use of such words as like, as or so." (Wren) 3. Personification - "In Personification, inanimate objects ...