Rhetorical Devices Vocabulary

using the same part of speech or syntactic structure in (1) each element of a series, (2) before and after coordinating conjunctions (and, but, yet, or, for, nor), or (3) after each of a pair of correlative conjunctions (not only...but also, neither...nor, both...and, etc.)

• flattery

• parallelism

• aphorism

• appeal to patriotism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

an extended metaphor or analogy of two strikingly different things

• anecdote

• conceit

• concession

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

an extravagant exaggeration of fact, used whether for serious or comic effect

• repetition

• concession

• hyperbole

• anecdote

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

a protracted metaphor or conceit which makes a series of parallel comparisons

• corrective measures

• extended metaphor

• concession

• emotional words

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

a technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates objections his audience may have to his argument and points out the error in their objections

• allusion

• appeal to authority

• correction of erroneous views

• anticipation of objection

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Using excessive, untrue, or insincere praise in an attempt to ingratiate oneself with the audience, and therefore make them more likely to accept your opinion

• imagery

• flattery

• metonymy

• last resort

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a logical argument (often a fallacy) that attempts to convince the audience that they have no other choice but to accept the writer's or speaker's views

• flattery

• last resort

• bandwagon

• logical reasoning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

pointing out where another's observations need modification or correction

• rhetorical question

• repetition

• corrective measures

• correction of erroneous views

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

repeating words or phrases for emphasis when speaking or writing

• emotional words

• concession

• hyperbole

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

an acknowledgment of objections to a proposal (similar to anticipation of objection)

• concession

• repetition

• conceit

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D