Rhetorical Terms Review

when two or more words, phrases, or ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast or any other desired effect

• juxtaposition

• repetition

• anaphora

• syntax

a writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization of idea

• rhetorical device

• rhetorical mode

• rhetorical choice

• tone

an author's specific choice of words

• diction

• denotation

• connotation

how an author/speaker fulfills their purpose (actions)

• rhetorical choice

• rhetorical device

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Rhetorical devices

• Rhetoric

A persuasive technique used to help convince an audience.

• Simile

• metaphor

• Rhetorical device

• Argument

The word choice and purposeful arrangement of words that affect meaning in speech or writing.

• Diction

• Tone

• Mood

• Ethos

A pattern in writing in which words and phrases are similar in structure, one echoing another.

• Repetition

• Satire

• Parallelism

• Partition

A type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared using like, as, than, or resembles.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Consonance

• Alliteration

A type of figurative language in which one thing is said to be another thing.

• Tone

• Simile

• Mood

• Metaphor