Rhetorical Devices & Appeals

What is an allusion?

• A short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident

• A reference to a well-known work, person, place, or event in history, religious texts, or literature

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally

• A comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which rhetorical device involves using the same word or words more than once for emphasis and often creates rhythm?

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

• Repetition

• Understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the rhetorical device 'hyperbole' entail?

• A technique that incorporates irony or humor

• A statement that is exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally

• A narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident

• A comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the purpose of using parallelism in rhetoric?

• To create a special effect with figurative language

• To express ideas that are related or of equal importance and often to create rhythm

• To make a larger point through a short narrative

• To incorporate irony or humor by representing something as less than it actually is

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device is characterized by a comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways?

• Allusion

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Understatement

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What rhetorical device is a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make a larger point

• analogy

• anecdote

• juxatoposition

• parallelism

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What rhetorical device is another word for metaphors, similes, and personification?

• allusion

• juxtaposition

• understatement

• figurative language

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the meaning of understatement?

• two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare and contrast them for effect

• an exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously; an overstatement

• a rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is

• a reference to a well-known work, person, place, or event in history, religious texts, or literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How would you describe a juxtaposition?

• two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare and contrast them for effect

• uses the same word or words more than once for emphasis; often creates a rhythm

• makes a comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways

• uses grammatical construction to express ideas that are related or of equal importance; often creates a rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What appeal uses specific emotions of the reader or audience for persuasion?

• rhetoric

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5