Rhetorical Analysis Review

The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. The repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage.

Example: "She sells sea shells"

• repetition

• alliteration

• metonomy

• onomatopoeia

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A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. It can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. They can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging.

Example: “Life is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get.”

• analogy

• allusion

• anaphora

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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The writer’s word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. It's literally just another term for "word choice."

Remember on the AP Exam, you always have to describe the type of this.

• tone

• diction

• syntax

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can often be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.

Example: "To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden."

• allegory

• metaphor

• allusion

• analogy

Tags

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The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. often presented within a parallel structure.

Example: “Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.” (from Hamlet)

• metaphor

• simile

• antithesis

• anaphora

Tags

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The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical

level, it can use terms related to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory. On a broader and

deeper level, however, more can be represented.

For example, a rose may create a visual response while also representing the color in a woman’s cheeks and/or symbolizing some degree of perfection.

• imagery

• simile

• analogy

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. The literal Greek meaning of the word is “overshoot."

Example: I have a million things to do today.

• synecdoche

• metonomy

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

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The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.

• repetition

• alliteration

• rhyme

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to, repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase. The effects of are numerous, but frequently they act as an organizing force to attract the reader’s attention, add emphasis and organization, or simply provide a musical rhythm.

For example, the opening of Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of believe, it was the epoch of incredulity."

• parallelism

• parallel structure

• both a and b

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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The author’s attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. Remember, we always need to describe the type of this term. Types of this term could include playful, serious, businesslike, sarcastic, humorous, formal, informal, conversational, didactic, somber, etc.

• diction

• motif

• theme

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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