Rhetorical Devices Identification

 A short reference to something familiar, like a person, place, event, or thing.. Usually the references come from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible, but should be readily recognized.

• Allusion

• Hypophora

• Tricolon

• Eponym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of each word

• Climax

• Analogy

• Alliteration

• Diacope

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Restates a word or phrase with additional details to highlight or emphasize a point.

• Asyndeton

• Amplification

• Eponym

• Litotes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repeats the same word or words at the start of consecutive phrases or sentences.

• Simile

• Anaphora

• Metaphor

• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It is a rhetorical device where two opposing ideas are intentionally presented in successive phrases or sentences for contrast.

• Climax

• Analogy

• Analogy

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

an extended metaphor or long simile that compares two things to develop a reasoning or argument.

• Analogy

• Simile

• Diacope

• Litotes

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Comparing two things using like or as

• Tricolon

• Parallelism

• Hypophora

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

compares two things without using like or as

• Hypophora

• Eponym

• Metaphor

• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

is the organization of words or phrases in a sequence of growing significance or emphasis. It is often paired with parallelism, as it provides a sense of progression, order, and advancement in importance.

• Eponym

• Litotes

• Climax

• Tricolon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the omission of conjunctions between consecutive phrases or words

• Asyndeton

• Hypophora

• Tricolon

• Amplification

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4