Rhetorical & Literary Devices Review

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The art of persuasion using literary devices in speeches, media, or argumentation is called...

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Rhetoric

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Reference in text/saying:

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Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Rhetoric cannot be used in:

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Films

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and...

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Occasion

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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"The trees grasped the poor flying leaf with its claws" is an example of...

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Word choice that sets the mood is...

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Diction

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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"It's time to take out the trash" is an example of a(n)

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Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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"It's like being a kid in a candy store" is an example of...

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Analogy

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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An exaggeration used to prove a point is called...

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Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Changing "the boy looked at the girl" to "the boy's longing gaze at the girl was not reciprocated" is an example of...

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Syntax