Rhetorical Devices

Front

Three nouns, adjectives or verbs will be used in a list within a sentence.

Back

Lists of three

Front

The technique of repeating the same word and phrase

Back

Repetition

Front

The writer incorporates aspects of their personal experience into the text – look for ‘I’

Back

Personal involvement

Front

The writer involves the reader by relating the subject to their lives "You,we,us,our". Options: Audience Involvement, Personal involvement, Facts and statistics, Expert opinion.

Back

Audience Involvement

Front

Information and data, that can be proved to be true

Back

Facts and statistics

Front

The knowledge of an expert is referred to by the writer

Back

Expert opinion/quotation

Front

The writer uses superlatives and adjectives to make a situation seem much worse / better than it really is.

Back

Over-exaggeration

Front

Language that is used to create a particular emotional response in the reader

Back

Emotional Language

Front

Ideas are presented in a way that seems opposite to what is really meant

Back

Irony/sarcasm

Front

A joking use of a word sounding the same as another

Back

Pun