Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.5.5, RI.9-10.5, RL.7.4

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is juxtaposition?

Back

Juxtaposition is a rhetorical device that involves placing contrasting ideas or elements next to each other to highlight their differences.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is logos in rhetoric?

Back

Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, often using facts, statistics, and research to persuade an audience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is ethos?

Back

Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility and character, establishing trustworthiness in the speaker or writer.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is pathos?

Back

Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion, aiming to evoke feelings in the audience to persuade them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a rhetorical device that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the natural sound associated with it, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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