Repetition
The repetition of a letter or sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words.
What is alliteration?
The person credited with creating the three rhetorical appeals.
Who is Aristotle?
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which a question is asked, but not intended to be answered.
What is a rhetorical question?
The purpose of this device is to establish specific tones and moods with specific word choice to shape the audience's reaction.
What is diction? (Connotation will also be accepted.)
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentence or clause.
What is anaphora?
What is pathos?
"I thought I had my life all planned out--like you. I was going to go to University, study law, get married, have a few kids, and retire in a sunny resort town south of Miami."
What is anecdote?
A figure of speech in which the speaker uses extreme exaggeration to highlight a point.
What is hyperbole?
The purpose of this device is to highlight the contrasts between two opposing things.
What is juxtaposition?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a sentence.
What is epistrophe?
This appeal is found through logical reasoning, and can include numbers and statistics to make a point.
What is logos?
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
What is chiasmus?
A figure of speech in which a question is asked and then immediately answered.
What is hypophora?
The purpose of this device to is to expose, ridicule, and criticize societal imperfections.
What is satire?
The repetition of a grammatical pattern to create balance and rhythm.
What is parallelism?
This appeal builds on the audience's ability to believe in the speaker, and can create trust.
What is ethos?
"Raising children requires the same dedication you would give to a garden. Nurture them, feed them, introduce them to both light and dark, and have patience; and soon you will see them grow into blooming wonders."
What is an analogy?
A figure of speech in which a milder word is used to replace a more harsh, direct, or blunt word or phrase.
What is a euphemism?
The purpose of this device is to promote critical thinking with the use of a self-contradictory statement.
What is paradox?
The repeated use of coordinating conjunctions in a sentence.
What is polysyndeton?
This appeal makes use of time and the urgency to act now.
What is kairos?
"I believe—nay I know—that we can come together in times of strife."
What is metanoia?
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole.
What is synechdoche?
The purpose of this device is to downplay a situation or use understatement to emphasize a point.
What is litotes?