Rhetorical devices
word choice
What is DICTION
The classification of discourse that tells a story or relates an event.
What is a NARRATIVE?
uses data and statistics
What is LOGOS?
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
What is an ANTECEDENT?
a written discussion incorporating support from several sources of differing views.
What is Synthesis?
"My mother will kill me if I'm late." is an example of__
What is HYPERBOLE?
This mode would be especially helpful if you want to know how to assemble a bike
What is EXPOSITION?
My tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition make me the ideal candidate for your mayor.
What is ETHOS?
use this type of punctuation when you connect 2 main clauses with a conjunction
What is a COMMA?
a set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
What is a COUNTER ARGUMENT?
Words that create a picture in the reader's mind
What is IMAGERY?
This mode of discourse is helpful when you want to persuade or convince your reader
What is ARGUMENTATION?
What is LOGOS?
I like hiking, boating, and fishing.
What is PARALLELISM?
In which paragraph of an essay would you restate the big idea of the topic sentence using different words or a different order.
What is a Conclusion?
Placing things side by side for comparison
What is JUXTAPOSITION?
An essay that describes two subjects by explaining eache separately or point by point
What is COMPARISON?
What is PATHOS?
You should use one of these to make a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another in an essay
What is a TRANSITION?
The three things that should go in your introductory paragraph?
What are hook, background, thesis?
Snap, Crackle, Pop!
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
an essay on the architecture of the Sistine Chapel
What is DESCRIPTIVE?
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
What is ETHOS?
if the word comes between two sentences, it is preceeded by a semicolon and followed by a comma
What is a conjunctive Adverb?
In a synthesis essay, you might cite a source by using (Author's Last Name or (?)
What is (Source +Letter)