Rhetorical Devices
An internal or external dilemma
What is conflict?
Identify the device in use:
The springtime breeze brought the scent of lilies and tulips in a meadow of calm.
What is imagery?
If the number of crimes does not diminish, the city will have to enforce a curfew and deploy more law enforcement.
What is logos?
The recent development between the two organizations has impacted the investor and (we/us).
What is "us"?
The deck of cards (is/are) lost.
What is "is"?
The deeper, underlying meaning or message of a text
What is theme?
Identify the device in use:
Does a dream dry up like a raisin in the sun?
What is simile?
Every day a neglected, hungry, and abandoned child dies of starvation in our own city.
What is pathos?
Your secret is safe with her and (I/me).
What is "me"?
Four out of five athletes in our local university (has applied/have applied) to the scholarship program.
What is "have applied"?
An object, person, or place that takes on larger meaning than itself
What is symbolism?
Identify the device in use:
My wife is a precious jewel.
What is a metaphor?
According to the Bureau of Transportation, without the proper use of seatbelts, one in every five drivers will be involved in a dangerous or deadly accident.
What is logos?
(Them/They) and the tourists purchased tickets to the Broadway show.
What is "they"?
The shipment of precious stones and gems (was received/were received) early Saturday morning.
What is "was received"?
The process of presenting thoughts, behaviors, or speech
What is characterization?
A writer's deliberate choice of words
What is diction?
Actor Samuel L. Jackson appears on commercials for Capital One Bank.
What is ethos?
The coach and (she/her) designed a full workout schedule to start the season.
What is "she"?
Students, as well as their teacher, (love/loves) long weekends off from school.
What is "love?"
Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
What is irony?
A writer's attitude toward the subject he or she is writing about, usually described in adjectives.
What is tone?
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. And for more than 130 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life.
What is ethos?
I will never forget the day when our neighbor and (us/we) saved the stray kitten.
What is "we"?
Neither the skaters nor the skiers (practice/practices) on a daily basis.
What is "practice"?