Rhetorical devices
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Anaphora
allusion
An idea or feeling which a word invokes. hint: this word starts with a "C"
Connotation
A literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference.
Allusion
The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balances or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. For example, "To err is human, to sin is divine."
Antithesis
This is the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to sonsonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables. "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."
Alliteration
the three points of the rhetorical triangle are: speaker, audience, and _________.
message
On the rhetorical triangle, this part is where you analyze how an author proves their point (with emphasis on which rhetorical devices the author uses)
Style
________ language is used to create imagery and express things non-literally.
figurative
This is the attitude the writer takes toward a subject and theme.
Tone
A statement that is formulated as a question but is not expected to be answered
Rhetorical question
This is the apeal to authority.
Ethos
This is the appeal to pity and emotions.
Pathos
This is the appeal to logic and reason.
Logos
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
Hyperbole
The repeating of grammatical structure. for example: "she ate cows. he ate mustard."
Parallelism
Purposefully representing something as much less than it really is
Understatement
this is the "background information" on the rhetorical triangle. This is where you explain what has happened that has caused the speaker to write/speak
Context
on the rhetorical triangle, this is where you talk about the lesson the author is trying to tell the audience. what they want them to believe after hearing the speech/argument.
message
Expressing the same idea using different words
Restatement
A short personal story used to illustrate a point
Anecdote
Use of a word or phrase that is less direct, but also less distasteful or offensive, than another.
Euphemism
The recurrence of words or phrases
Repetition
on the rhetorical triangle, this is where you analyze the WHY. so, why the author is giving the speech
purpose