Identifying Rhetorical Devices

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a rhetorical device that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is Logos?

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Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason. It involves using facts, statistics, and logical arguments to persuade an audience.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is Anaphora?

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Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. Example: 'Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.'

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a rhetorical device that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is Pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion. It aims to persuade an audience by eliciting feelings such as pity, fear, or happiness.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile was like the sun.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is Antithesis?

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Antithesis is a rhetorical device that contrasts opposing ideas in a balanced structure. Example: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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What is Oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'Deafening silence.'

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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What is Irony?

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Irony is a rhetorical device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. Example: A fire station burns down.

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CCSS.L.8.5A