Rhetorical devices are the invaluable linguistic & writing tools used by authors and communicators to better convey there ideas to the audience These devices such as metaphor, simile, Onomatopoeia, irony, alliteration and 100's more, serve to evoke emotional response in the audience or reader and are used to further enlighten, move, emote or educate the reader. Knowledge and successful use of these tools are often what makes a best-seller and or a classic work. These devices are used in Fiction, Non-fiction, Creative Writing, Poetry, Proverbs, Parables, Epic literature, Movies, Propaganda, Song Lyrics and Advertising to name a few. There are over 400 of these tools of communication or rhetorical devices that are described in alphabetical order so as to serve as valuable and efficient reference tool for the reader. This 2 volume set is a comprehensive description of these tools and is designed to be a state of the art, superb academic reference work and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible.The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.