Rhetorical Choices

the choice of words in a work that the author makes.

• Diction

• Anecdote

• Sensory Imagery

• Simile

substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be hard or unpleasant.

• Irony

• Allusion

• Antithesis

• Euphemism

exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Antithesis

• Paradox

Making a point by asserting two words next to each other that are seemingly contradictory.

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Diction

Using a part of something to represent the whole.

• Paradox

• Alliteration

• Synecdoche

• Euphamism

Comparing two unlike things that actually have something in common

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Synecdoche

• paradox

Placing two elements close together or side by side to compare them for dramatic effect.

• Juxtaposition

• Paradox

• Alliteration

• Synechdoce

how an author proves that they are credible or trustworthy. What makes the author qualified to write about this topic?

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Hyperbole

Asserting that two ideas that seemingly cannot be true at the same time are true

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Allusion

Which rhetorical choice delivers a very descriptive language that paints an image in your head

• Tone

• Imagery

• Diction

• Irony