Rhetorical
Devices
Devices
Reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
What is Allusion?
A statement that compares two things that are not alike
What is Metaphor?
The logical support behind an argument
What is Reason?
Perspective or vantage point from which a literary work is told or the way in which the author reveals characters, actions, and ideas
What is Point of View?
One who tells, or is assumed to be telling, the story in a given narrative
What is a Narrator?
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis when speaking or writing
What is Repetition?
The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects.
What is Personification?
Distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character
What is Voice?
Central meaning of a literary work
What is Theme?
An author's main reason for writing
What is Author's Purpose?
Persuasive appeal based on the character and credibility of the writer or speaker
What is Ethos?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
What is Alliteration?
Arrangement of words and order of grammatical elements in a sentence
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience conveyed through the author's choice of words and detail
What is Tone?
A logical way of presenting a belief, conclusion, or stance
What is Argument?
Persuasion by an appeal to emotion
What is Pathos?
An exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor
What is Hyperbole?
The use of verbal irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it
To express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly
What is Imply?
Support lifted directly from a text to support inferences, claims, and assertions
What is Textual Evidence?
Persuasion by an appeal to logic
What is Logos?
Multiple words or a continuous phrase that a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses
What is Imagery?
What is Parallel Structure/Parallelism?
Implicit rather than explicit meaning of a word
What is Connotation?
A phrase or expression that differs from the literal meaning of the words
What is Idiom?