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When words that start with the same SOUND are used close together, we call it...
Alliteration
When a word, phrase or sentence is REPEATED we call it ...
repetition
The three modes of APPEAL are called...
ethos, logos, and pathos
When a writer asks a QUESTION for effect and not because he/she wants an answer, we call it ...
a rhetorical question
When a list of THREE words/phrases is used, we call it ...
a tricolon (or triad)
A COMPARISON of two elements with the use of as or like (eg "you are like a bulldozer") is called ...
a simile
An indirect reference to something (an event, a person, another text) is called ...
an allusion
An implicit comparison (he is such a bulldozer) is called...
a metaphor
When we create a CONTRAST by putting two contrasting words or ideas together, we call it ...
antithesis
Beginning two or more sentences with the SAME word(s) is called ...
an anaphora
"I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" is a ...
tricolon (triad)
"What is that promise? It is a promise that all men are created equal". The first sentence is an example of a...
rhetorical question
"I want more justice, I want more liberty, and I want more opportunities" - is an example of...
repetition
The phrase "A silent, shining star" makes use of ...
alliteration
"Mr Jones wants to hurt the elderly by cutting down on retirement benefits" uses this mode of appeal...
pathos (=emotions)
"I was a teacher for 25 years. I have experience from tough neighbourhood schools. Therefore I seek your vote for the local school council". Here this mode of appeal is used...
ethos (= credibility)
"Research shows that this is the right approach." Here this mode of appeal is used...
Logos (= facts)
"This is a beacon light (fyrtårnslys) of hope". In this sentence "beacon light" is a ...
metaphor
"One hundred years later, we are still note free. One hundred years later, we find ourselves in poverty." This is an example of...
anaphora ("one hundred later" is used twice as the beginning of a sentence)
"The inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is an example of a ...
tricolon (triad) - a list of 3 words/phrases
"The bank of justice is bankrupt" - here we see a...
metaphor
"We must conduct our struggle with dignity and discipline". What rhetorical device is used?
alliteration (repetition of the d-sound)
"When will you be satisfied? We will not be satisfied until all of us are free". The first sentence is an example of...
a rhetorical question
"We want not oppression, but justice". Here we see an example of...
antithesis (contrast)
When you quote a phrase from a song "My country ´tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing" without actually mentioning the title of the song, this is called...
an allusion