Begins With A
The repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words
Alliteration
Refers to the author’s word choice
Diction
Visually descriptive or figurative language
Imagery
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification
Who is the author of the short story you recently read?
Edgar A. Poe
Comparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms
Analogy
Repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase
Consonance
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea
Symbolism
What song did we do a rhetorical analysis on during our first term together?
Xanny by Billie Eilish
An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work
Allusion
A label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual
Ethos
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what the writer intends to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis.
Irony
A quality that evokes emotion
Pathos
What are the 3 most important rhetorical devices that you should know no matter what?
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence
Antithesis
When one or more words are omitted from a sentence
Ellipsis
An intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect
Hyperbole
To achieve a _____, writers make choices in an attempt to relate to an intended audience’s emotions and values.
Purpose
Which month is my birthday month?
December