Rhetorical Devices
When the author’s/speaker’s words are not to be taken literally, could include metaphor, simile, personification
What is Figurative Language?
Making a comparison between unlike things, using “like” or “as.”
What is Simile?
a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
What is a Hypocrite?
to summon
What is conjure?
Name the error:
Participants could leave the study at any time, they needed to indicate their preference.
What is a Run-on or Comma Splice?
Don’t require answers; Posed to show that the answers are obvious
What are Rhetorical Questions?
An exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
leaving no doubt
What is Unequivocal?
to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure OR to look upon with disapproval or envy
What is Begrudge?
Name the error:
The doctor, who treated me for bronchitis.
What is a Fragment?
Similar grammatical structures are used to make it easier for the reader/listener to follow
What is Parallelism?
a literary device for conveying meaning by saying the exact opposite of what is really meant.
What is Irony?
hypocritically pious or devout
What is Sanctimonious?
a strong persuasion or belief
What is Conviction?
Name the error:
The bank are on South Street.
What is Subject-Verb disagreement?
an indirect reference with which the author believes the reader/listener will be familiar
What is an Allusion?
the emotion that YOU feel while you’re reading.
What is Mood?
asserted to be true or to exist OR accused but not proven or convicted
What is Alleged?
a perceptible, outward, or visible expression
What is Manifestation?
Name the error:
Principal jackson wears purple shirts.
What is Capitalization?
The repetition of the first part of a sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
What is Anaphora?
The attitude an author takes toward the audience, subject or character.
What is Tone?
one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
What is a Sage?
of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior
What is Barbaric?
Name the error:
I like hiking, and I prefer the beach.
What is Incorrect Conjunction?