Rhetorical Devices

Name (First, Last)

Period

• Period 1
• Period 2
• Period 3
• Period 4
• Period 5

A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

• Allusion
• Asyndeton
• Chiasmus
• Analogy
• Simile

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Simile
• Asyndeton
• Analogy
• Ethos
• Anaphora

An appeal based on emotions

• Simile
• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos
• Parallelism

An appeal based on logic or reason

• Asyndeton
• Analogy
• Parallelism
• Logos
• Chiasmus

Skipping one or more conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet)

• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Asyndeton
• Aphorism
• Chiasmus

A short saying that expresses a general truth in a memorable or witty way.

• Asyndeton
• Aphorism
• Analogy
• Rhetorical Question
• Parallelism

Select one of the two most powerful pieces of political rhetoric from the list below:

• Metaphor
• Allusion
• Ethos
• Rule of three
• Simile