Rhetorical Devices/Persuasive Appeals

Front

What is the term for repeated consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Front

What persuasive appeal is primarily focused on evoking emotions in the audience?

Back

Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Front

What is the term for an indirect reference to a person, event, or figure in literature or speech?

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What role does ethos play in a persuasive argument?

Back

It establishes the credibility of the speaker.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Front

What rhetorical device is used when a speaker asks a question that does not require an answer?

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

What is the term for the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What persuasive appeal relies on logic and reason?

Back

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

What rhetorical device involves a play on words that exploits multiple meanings?

Back

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is the term for a statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth?

Back

Paradox