Rhetorical Devices 1
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked but the answer is very obvious so the question is not answered.
What is a rhetorical question
It is the author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work:
Imagery
The act of doing, saying, or producing something again.
Repetition
"Just as a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, his life was changed."
What is argument by analogy
Ethical appeal
What is ethos
A brief statement of truth
What is aphorism
repetition at the beginning of clauses, lines, sentences
What is anaphora
Giving human characteristics to something not human
What is personification.
The techniques and rules for using language effectively -- also viewed as persuasive speech
What is rhetoric
A reference to something from history or a well known historical document
What is allusion
He was a real Romeo with the ladies
What is an allusion
"I have a dream"
What is anaphora.
What are the five senses
See, smell, touch, taste, hear
What is parallelism
When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.
What is irony.
"Are you kidding me?"
What is a rhetorical question
An appeal to logic
What is logos.
Actions speak louder than words
Aphorism