Rhetorical Devices Practice

an extended metaphor or analogy of two strikingly different things

• simile

• conceit

• parallelism

• clause

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

e.g. Calling the king, “the throne” or “the crown;” referring to the

President as “The White House”

• conceit

• connotation

• metonymy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Rhetoric is

• persuasion

• an art

• ethos, logos, and pathos

• pointless

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

The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

• Subject/verb agreement

• parallelism

• hyperbole

• symbolism

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 familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth." Is an example of ___________.

• Connotation

• Jargon

• Imagery

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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

• last ditch effort

• last resort

• last chance

• final statement

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 attempt to convince the audience that God is on the side of the speaker or writer

and that failure to side with the speaker’s or writer’s argument will be the equivalent of a

failure to defend God is called _______________________

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

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

• phony phrasing

• false logic

• conceded

• flattery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following is an appeal to authority?

• uses information likely to frighten the audience for the

  purpose of strengthening a speaker’s or writer’s argument

• appeals to the audience’s love of country,

• citation of information from people recognized for their special

  knowledge of a subject for the purpose of strengthening a speaker’s or writer’s argument

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 short story, entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or

biographical

• narrative

• 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