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An appeal uses facts and statistics to make the audience think.
What is logos?
100
This rhetorical device involves two unlike things being compared using like or as. ex: Her hair was as red as fire.
What is a simile?
100

"She has a heart of gold" is an example of ________?

Metaphor

100

This device asks a question to make the audience ponder.

What is a rhetorical question?

100

What are the 3 Rhetorical Appeals?

ethos, pathos, logos

200

When an author may use a sad personal anecdote in order to appeal to the audience's emotions.

What is pathos?

200
This rhetorical device involves the deliberate exaggeration of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is a hyperbole?
200

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

alliteration 

200
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds. Example: Mama made me mash my M & Ms.
What is alliteration?
200

Appeal to credibility or authority 

ethos 

300
When an speaker shares their credibility on a subject in order to gain the audience's trust.
What is ethos?
300

This rhetorical device involves a direct or indirect reference to a famous test in history. ex:'My automobile could turn into a pumpkin if I don’t get home by midnight:'

What is an allusion?

300
Making objects and animals seem human. Example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is personification?
300

A person bleeding heavily says, "It's just a scratch" is an example of _____?

Understatement

400

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses

Anaphora

400

"old news" and "deafening silence" are examples of ___?

Oxymoron

400

Two oncepts placed side by side for contrast to highlight a deeper meaning. For example: A photo of a bustling city street next to a serene forest.

What is juxtaposition?

400

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of sentences, lines, or clauses

Epistrophe