2.10 Flash Cards Rhetorical Devices

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"Free at last! Free at last!"

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Repetition:
A phrase repeated at intervals throughout a work.

Front

"Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells."

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Imagery: Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and

personification, for poetic effect rather than for precise, factual meaning

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"Conceived in liberty ... any nation so conceived ..."

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Quotation:
A report of the exact words uttered or written by a person; usually
placed within quotation marks.

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"We can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow ..."

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Parallel Structure: The repetition of identical or nearly identical grammatical units, such
as phrases, clauses, or sentences.

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“The Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation."

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Figurative Language

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"I have a dream..."

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Refrain:
A phrase repeated at intervals throughout a work.

Front

"When we let it ring from every village …"

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First-Person Plural
Mode of Address: Use of first-person plural pronouns such as we, us, and our by a
speaker to include the audience and himself or herself

Front

"Five score years ago ..."

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Allusion:
A reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to
make an idea richer and more easily understood.