Rhetorical devices
The repetition of words at the end of a line
What is epistrophe?
She grew up in this country.
What is Pakistan?
Martin Luther King Jr. was a peaceful protestor who fought to end segregation, including by giving his famous speech at the March on this city, the capitol of the U.S.
What is Washington?
Ms. Anthony was a key member of the women's suffragist movement, which helped get the women this right.
What is the vote?
This is the country that Greta Thunberg is from.
What is Sweden?
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).
What is hyperbole?
Since being shot by a Talib, Malala has dedicated her energies fighting for this.
What is education?
Fittingly, MLK Jr. made this type of rhetorical reference to the Emancipation Proclamation when he said "Five score years ago..."
What is allusion?
While she wasn't born in Boston, Anthony did hail from this New England State.
What is Massachusetts?
To many, getting a driver's license would be a proud accomplishment at this age that, the age Thunberg delivered her famous speech to global leaders.
What is 16?
The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect
What is oxymoron?
7-2-13 was known as Malala Day because she gave her speech to the UN on this birthday.
What is 16th?
Perhaps the most famous line from the speech, King dreamed of his children being judged "not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." In pairing these contrasting ideas for the jarring effect, King effectively used this rhetorical device.
What is juxtaposition?
When Anthony asked "Are women persons?" in her speech, she did not actually expect an answer because it was this type of question.
What is a rhetorical question?
By beginning several sentences with the line "Our house is falling apart..." Thunberg is effectively using this rhetorical device, which is a specific type of repetition.
What is anaphora?
Successive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar grammatical structure. Can add balance and rhythm and, most importantly, emphasis to argument.
What is parallelism?
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree for the Yousafzai's; this was Malala's father's profession
What is educator at girls' school?
In his speech, MLK alludes to Stone Mountain, a locale in this Southern state in which King was born.
What is Georgia?
Ms. Anthony anaphorically repeated these famous three words that begin the Preamble to the Constitution to remind her audience that women deserve equal rights.
What are "We the people?"
You can't go fishing for followers without this rhetorical device, an impactful first line to draw your listeners in; in hers, Greta Thunberg tells listeners that they should panic.
What is a hook?
A mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
What is euphemism?
Since she cannot safely return to her home country, this is where Malala resides now.
What is the UK?
The most famous rendition of King's "I Have A Dream" speech came in front of this famous landmark.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
This number Amendment was passed posthumously for Anthony, although she was one of the key figures who helped move the country to its passage.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
This is the name of the meeting of world leaders that Greta Thunberg delivered her famous "I want you to panic..." speech.
What is the (2019) UN Climate Summit.