Rhetorical language techniques

Words, phrases, or ideas listed one after the other separated by commas

• Rhetorical question

• Listing

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

A question where an answer is not expected from the reader/audience

• Rhetorical question

• Listing

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

• Rhetorical question

• Listing

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

• Rhetorical question

• Listing

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

Expresses a command

• Exclamative

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

Makes a statement that conveys strong emotion or excitement

• Exclamative

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

Used to ask a question

• Exclamative

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

Statements that relay information

• Exclamative

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

A deliberate choice of words to influence or to elicit emotion

• Emotive language

• Epistrophe

• Anaphora

• Hypophora

A word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases

• Emotive language

• Epistrophe

• Anaphora

• Hypophora