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A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked but the answer is very obvious so the question is not answered.

What is a rhetorical question

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It is the author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work:

Imagery

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a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar
What is a similie
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The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.
What is theme.
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The act of doing, saying, or producing something again.

Repetition

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"Just as a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, his life was changed."

What is argument by analogy

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Ethical appeal

What is ethos

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An emotional appeal.
What is pathos.
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A brief statement of truth

What is aphorism

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repetition at the beginning of clauses, lines, sentences

What is anaphora

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Giving human characteristics to something not human

What is personification.

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The techniques and rules for using language effectively -- also viewed as persuasive speech

What is rhetoric

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A reference to something from history or a well known historical document

What is allusion

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He was a real Romeo with the ladies

What is an allusion

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The sentence or group of sentences that express the author's main point
What is thesis.
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"I have a dream"

What is anaphora.

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What are the five senses

See, smell, touch, taste, hear

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The use of repeated grammatical structures

What is parallelism

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"of the people, by the people, for the people" is an example of this literary device
What is parallelism
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The repetition of "We have..." at the beginning of phrases in "The Gettysburg Address" is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is anaphora?
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When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.

What is irony.

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"Are you kidding me?"

What is a rhetorical question

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An appeal to logic

What is logos.

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Actions speak louder than words

Aphorism

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This is the speaker's attitude in the writing
What is tone.