Rhetoric 1
appeal to authority- credibility
ethos
appeals to logic
logos
appeals to the emotions
pathos
repetition of beginning consonant sounds
alliteration
language that appeals to one or more of the five senses
imagery
words that sound like they are spelled
onomatopoeia
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
A phrase that has a meaning different from its literal meaning.
idiom
a brief reference to someone or something in history
allusion
using two contrasting terms side by side so they seem to cancel each other out
oxymoron
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole, or the whole represents a part.
synecdoche
A play on words that suggests multiple meanings
pun
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
personification
balancing two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important. ... In grammar, it means using phrasing that is grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter.
parallelism
a rhetorical device that features repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses ...
anaphora
"The Earth is not just our home; it is the heart that beats beneath our feet. Yet, we poison its veins with pollution, choke its lungs with smoke, and scar its skin with deforestation." (4)
Metaphor, Personification, Imagery, Pathos
"Look at the pyramids, look at the moon landing, look at the civil rights movement—none of these would have been possible without teamwork." (4)
Allusion, anaphora, pathos, patriotism
"Experts warn that social media addiction increases anxiety, depression, and loneliness. If we do not control it, it will control us." (4)
Ethos, Logos, Parallelism, Personification
"Science tells us that cooperation increases efficiency and strengthens problem-solving. So why walk alone, when we can run together?" (4)
Logos, Pathos, Rhetorical Question, Parallelism
Success is not handed to you on a silver platter—it is built, brick by brick, with sweat and sacrifice. Every great athlete, every great scientist, and every great artist started as a beginner. They failed, they struggled, but they never gave up. (5)
Idiom, metaphor, alliteration, anaphora, pathos