Rhetorical Analysis Terms & Devices

What is the definition of LOGOS?

• Appeals to logic

• Appeals to emotion

• Appeals to credibility

What is the definition of ETHOS?

• Appeals to credibility/trust

• Appeal to logic

• Appeals to emotion

What is the definition of PATHOS?

• Appeals to credibility/trust

• Appeals to emotion

• Appeal to logic

An ALLUSION is...

• An extreme exaggeration

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

What is the definition of REPETITION?

• Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

• An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• A short amusing or interesting story about an actual incident or person

The definition of a RHETORICAL QUESTION is...

• An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

• An extreme exaggeration

The definition of JUXTAPOSITION is...

• Two unlike ideas placed side by side

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

What is an OXYMORON?

• A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

• Extreme exaggeration

• A statement or situation contrasts with what is expected or known

What is the definition of PARALLELISM?

• Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• Two unlike ideas placed side by side

The definition of PERSONIFICATION is...

• An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• Two unlike ideas placed side by side

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes