Rhetorical devices

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds, i.e.; "trials and tribulations"

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alliteration

Front

Extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Front

Repetition of a phrase to create emphasis--"One hundred years later..." (from I Have a Dream speech)

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anaphora

Front

Appeal to emotion

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pathos

Front

Biased language used to create dramatic effect

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loaded language

Front

Rhetorical tool used to establish credibility of the speaker or writer

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ethos

Front

Identify the rhetorical device: "When will you be satisfied?"

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rhetorical question

Front

"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation..."

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metaphor

Front

"I have a dream that down in Atlanta, with its vicious racists..."

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loaded language

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"...black men as well as white men would be endowed with the inalienable rights of 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...'"

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allusion