Rhetorical Devices Review

The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.1

An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

An appeal to logic and reason.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

An appeal to emotions.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Repetition of grammatical structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

• simile

• allusion

• parallelism

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

• personification

• allusion

• hyperbole

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

• hyperbole

• literal question

• rhetorical question

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A brief reference to a person, event, object, time period, literary work, etc. (example: Don't be such a Scrooge! The good Samaritan appeared on the scene. His smile is like kryptonite to me.)

• epistrophe

• allusion

• euphemism

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A comparison of two different things that uses the word "like" or "as" in the statement (example: He looks like a fish out of water.)

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A direct comparison of two different things without using the words "like" or "as" (example: Laughter is the music of the soul.)

• allusion

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4