Rhetorical Techniques

Which two devices does the following quotation use?

Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East.

• Parallel structure

• Loose Sentence

• Analogy

• Epanalepsis

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which three devices does the following quotation use?

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

• Parallel structure

• Repetition

• Periodic sentence

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Match the following

• Repetition

• Using the same pattern of words, phrases, or clauses

• Periodic sentence

• Main clause appears at beginning of sentence

• Loose sentence

• Extended metaphor

• Analogy

• Main clause appears at the end of the sentence

• Epanalepsis

• Beginning and ending with same word, phrase, or clause

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

This technique is when the speaker asks a question where the answer is already implied.

• Jargon

• Bias

• Assertion

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which rhetorical techniques help establish ETHOS?

• Pronouns, Jargon, Anecdotes

• Repetition, Rule of Three, Adjectives

• Evidence, Assertion, Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This rhetorical technique uses words like "we, us, our" to create a sense of unity.

• Rhetorical Question

• Connotation

• Pronouns

• Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

_______ is when words or phrases are grouped/repeated 3 times in order to emphasize certain ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This technique is when the speaker presents something as greater/bigger than it actually is.

• Generalization

• Exaggeration

• Credibility

• Attacks

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The use of assertions, evidence, and exaggerations are all appeals to _____.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which are types of figurative language that can be used as rhetorical techniques?

• Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor

• Adjectives, Loaded Words

• Rhetorical Questions, Pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D