Rhetorical Devices
What is a parallelism?
Figure of speech in which two or more elements have the same grammatical construction.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as
What is an example of meiosis?
Describing severe injuries as "scratches"
What are the three examples of rhetorical appeals?
ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS
What are some characteristics of the epic hero?
An epic hero is a noble, courageous figure of high social status who embodies the ideals of their culture, possesses superhuman strength or ability, and undertakes a vast journey or quest.
What is meiosis (in ELA)?
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
What is an example of an idiom?
"Kill two birds with one stone"
What is ethos?
Using credibility to persuade a reader.
Name two parts of the hero's journey.
1. The call to adventure
2. The refusal of the call
3. Meeting the mentor
4. Crossing the threshold
5. Tests, allies, enemies
6. The approach to the innermost cave
7. The ordeal
8. The reward
9. The road back
10. The resurrection
11. The return
12. The freedom to live
What is a rhetorical question?
Questions that don't necessarily need answering.
What is an idiom?
An expression that means something native to that language - it cannot be explained word for word
What is a example of a rhetorical question?
Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?
Give an example of pathos.
An advertisement for a charity might show a lonely, malnourished animal, utilizing heart-wrenching imagery to evoke pity and trigger an urge to donate.
What are some examples of Epic Poems?
Beowulf, The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Epic of Gilgamesh, etc.
What is antithesis?
Using opposites in close proximity in order to create a balanced or witty effect
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
What is an example of an allusion?
Chocolate is my Achilles' heel.
Give an example of logos.
Using facts, statistics, studies, analogies, etc. to persuade a reader.
What are the 4 themes that are important in The Odyssey?
Intelligence, Hospitality, Glory and Loyalty
What is allusion?
Referring to something famous or historical without explicitly stating it
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
What is an example of a hyperbole?
I'm so hungry I can eat a cow.
What is rhetoric?
The art of persuasion.
Who are two gods that can be found in The Odyssey?
Major deities commonly featured include Athena (strategy), Zeus (king of gods), Poseidon (wrathful sea god), Apollo (prophecy/music), and Aphrodite (love).