Rhetorical Devices Review

Reference to something (literature, current events, etc.) outside the work itself

• charged words

• allusion

• antithesis

• epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

An argument that appeals to an audience's sense of logic or reason

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Repeating an idea using DIFFERENT words

• charged words

• epistrophe

• repetition

• restatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I came, I saw, I conquered" is an example of

• restatement

• parallelism

• antithesis

• synecdoche

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"I have a dream..." is an example of

• charged words

• allusion

• restatement

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? is an example of

• antithesis

• rhetorical question

• juxtaposition

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Please be quiet; please stop talking is an example of

• restatement

• metaphor

• synecdoche

• illusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced, not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best" is an example of

• logos

• restatement

• antithesis

• ethos

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A man at the car dealership implores the salesman to offer the best price on a new car because he needs to support his young family is an example of

• allusion

• ethos

• pathos

• charged words

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"Hope for the best; prepare for the worst" is an example of

• figurative language

• charged words

• metonymy

• antithesis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4