Rhetorical Devices

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What is Direct Address?

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The use of a person's name, group of individuals, or title to address a remark or a question directly to that person.

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What is a Juxtaposition?

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Comparison of two things to show their differences.

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What is an Analogy?

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A comparison between two things.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract concepts.

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What is an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is a Rhetorical Question?

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A question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.