Rhetorical Device Review

A speaker's or writer's choice of words - they can be formal, informal, colloquial, full of slang, poetic, etc.

• diction

• allusion

• anaphora

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words or phrases that are substituted for other words or phrases being discussed in order to portray it in a more positive; a polite phrase use in place of a harsher, more offensive expression.

• parallelism

• euphemism

• dysphemism

• ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A question asked for effect that does not actually require an answer

• Understatement

• Declarative Statement

• Rhetorical Question

• Maxim

Obvious exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• adage

• anaphora

• hyperbole

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words or phrases that are substituted for other words or phrases being discussed in order to portray it in a more negative light.

• Parallelism

• Polysndeton

• Dysphemism

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

• anaphora

• allusion

• imagery

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When an author repeats a word, phrase, or idea more than once in order to emphasize its importance.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Diction

• Maxim

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, words, etc. side-by-side in order to compare/contrast.

• Juxtaposition

• Motif

• Allusion

• Chaismus

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, art, religion, politics, or popular culture.

• ellipsis

• alliteration

• diction

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Repetition of the initial consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a sequence or portion of text.

• anaphora

• adage

• antithesis

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4