Rhetorical Devices 1
Rhetorical Devices 2
Rhetorical Devices 3
Rhetorical Devices 4
Rhetorical Devices 5
100
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point.
What is a rhetorical question
100
a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
What is a metaphor
100

a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar

What is a simile

100
The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed
What is style
100
The atmosphere of a literary work.
What is mood.
200

An idea on which conclusions are based.

What is a premise.

200
An appeal based on a person or character.
What is ethos
200
An emotional appeal.
What is pathos.
200
The major category in which a literary work fits.
What is genre
200
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
What is personification
300
A work that aims to ridicule human vices and follies.
What is satire.
300
The techniques and rules for using language effectively.
What is rhetoric
300

Bitter, caustic language designed to hurt or ridicule someone or something.

What is sarcasm/verbal irony

300
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.
What is theme.
300
The sentence or group of sentences that express the author's opinion
What is thesis.
400
A deliberate exaggeration to prove a point.
What is a hyperbole.
400
An overused saying or idea.
What is a cliche.
400
a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
What is analogy
400
A story or brief episode told by the writer.
What is an anecdote.
400
A figure of speech where the author groups two terms together that contradict each other.
What is an oxymoron.
500
A work that functions on a symbolic level.
What is an allegory.
500
Short witty saying.
What is an aphorism.
500
The reversal or normal order of words.
What is inversion.
500
The word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to.
What is an antecedent.
500
When a speaker addresses someone or something that is not present.
What is apostrophe.
M
e
n
u