Rhetorical Devices
An appeal to Logic.
What is Logos?
A comparison of 2 things that uses "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
A comparison of two things that does NOT use "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
intending to weaken, damage, undermine, or overthrow an established government
Subversive
A series of quickly repeated, high-pitched notes
Trill
An appeal to Emotion.
What is Pathos?
Exaggerating something to make it sound much BIGGER than it really is.
What is Hyperbole?
Exaggerating something to make it sound much SMALLER than it really is.
What is Understatement?
Marked to show units of measurement
Calibrated
Limiting or getting rid of weapons.
Disarmament
A type of repetition where the first part of a sentence or phrase is repeated to create emphasis.
What is Anaphora?
Using a tangible item to represent an intangible idea in literature.
What is Symbolism?
A description that appeals to the 5 senses.
What is Imagery?
agreeing to do something in order to keep the peace.
Appeasement
To set the boundaries of
Demarcate
An appeal to Authority.
What is Ethos?
A work that mocks institutions, social rules, ideas, individuals or human nature.
What is Satire?
What is Tone?
To call on.
to tear something into pieces
Asunder
A type of repetition that uses opposites to create emphasis.
What is Antithesis?
The word and phrasing choices an author makes in a piece of writing.
What is Diction?
The organization of words into phrases and sentences.
What is Syntax?
(n) quality
(v) to cause
Attribute
Basic.
Fundamental