Rhetorical Devices 1

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The associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition. Many words have ____________ that create emotions or feelings in the reader.

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connotations

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Parallelism, or parallel structure

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Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level.

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"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of

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hyperbole

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Dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word?

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denotation

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Diction

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the style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.

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Apostrophe (literary device)

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A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or personified quality, object, or idea.

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Which of the following is an example of anaphora? "My grandmother is as old as the hills." , “My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.”, "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are." , “Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners.”

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“Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners.”

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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance, without detailed description.

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allusion

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The world is a stage.
• Your eyes are like sunshine.
• The iron gates looked down at them cruelly.
• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

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The iron gates looked down at them cruelly.

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Juxtaposition

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.