Rhetorical Devices
This device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
These stories explain natural events and creation.
What are creation myths?
Puritans believed in this religious concept that God had already chosen who was saved.
What is predestination?
This is the only mammal that can truly fly.
What is a bat?
"Give me liberty or give me death!" was spoken by this man.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This appeal targets logic and reason.
what is Logos
Native American literature was originally passed down this way.
What is oral tradition?
Puritans valued this type of work ethic.
What is hard work?
This U.S. state is the only one with a one-word capital name that includes three sets of double letters.
What is Tallahassee?
In his speech "The American Independence," Samuel Adams calls for this.
What is independence from Britain?
Repeating the same word or phrase for emphasis is called this.
what is Repetition
what animal was the earth created on
what is earth
Who did puritans hate
what is everybody
This planet is the hottest in our solar system, despite not being the closest to the sun.
What is Venus?
Sojourner Truth's Ain’t I a Woman? speech was given at this type of event.
What is a women's rights convention?
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
what is a rhetorical question
Many tribes believed in living in balance with this.
Many tribes believed in living in balance with this.
were women equal to men
what is no
This common fruit has more genes than humans.
What is a banana?
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was written by this U.S. Founding Father.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is an example of this device.
what is anaphora
Native Americans often saw nature as being full of these spiritual beings.
What are spirits?
This famous Puritan woman wrote poetry about her life and struggles.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
The dot over a lowercase "i" or "j" has this unique name.
What is a tittle?
In Ain’t I a Woman?, Sojourner Truth argues for equality between these two groups.
What is men and women?