Difference between Rhetorical and Anapestic

What is the difference between Rhetorical and Anapestic?

Rhetorical as an adjective is part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade. while Anapestic as an adjective is of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.

Rhetorical

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade.

Example sentence: We're going to run against Nancy Pelosi in 2018. We'll remind people in 2018 - what's the rhetorical question - 'Do you really want Nancy Pelosi back as speaker of the House?'

Anapestic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.

We hope you now know whether to use Rhetorical or Anapestic in your sentence.

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