Rhetorical Devices 1
Rhetorical Devices 2
Rhetorical devices 3
Punctuation
Rhetorical appeals
100

You are as brave as a lion.

Simile

100

Love and hate

Oxymoron

100

My mom makes many mayonnaise muffins.

Alliteration

100

This punctuation indicates a pause between parts of a sentence or separates items in a list.

comma

100

persuading through the character and credibility of the author

ethos

200

As she stepped out of the house, she thought the bright, beaming sunlight would blind her. 

Imagery

200

I like singing, dancing, and sleeping.

Parallelism

200

Find your Jacob.

Allusion

200
This punctuation indicates a pause between two complete sentences.

semi-colon

200

persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions

pathos

300

My mom has a heart of gold.

Metaphor

300

The trees danced playfully in the rain.

Personification

300

"He doesn't weigh that much," I said. But he weighs 200 pounds. 

Understatement

300

I looked all around me, but I cannot say how long I remained there ( ) I was paralyzed with terror, cold with fright, ready to shout out, ready to die.

semi-colon

300

persuading by using logic and reasoning

Logos

400

The sun was so hot, it could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

Hyperbole

400

Because you'll always be there for me

Because you'll always stand by me

Because you'll always understand me

Anaphora

400

Lucky me, I've lost my wallet.

Verbal Irony

400

A. The music bursts through the speakers; very loudly.

B. The music bursts through the speakers; we all begin to sing.

B

400

Commercial showing the story of lost dogs to get doantions

pathos

500

Justice and revenge

Juxtaposition

500

He passed away 5 years ago.

Euphemism

500

I have no money. You have no money. We have no money.

Epistrophe

500

There are thousands of exercise programs; however ( ) basic strength training may be best.

comma

500

Commercials using famous celebrities to make viewers buy their products

Ethos