Rhetorical Techniques

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What is Parallelism?

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A rhetorical device that involves using the same grammatical structure in multiple parts of a sentence to create rhythm and clarity.

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What is Pathos?

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A rhetorical appeal to emotion, used to persuade an audience by eliciting feelings.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is a Simile?

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

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What is Antithesis?

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A rhetorical device that contrasts opposing ideas in a parallel grammatical structure.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is Logos?

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A rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, used to persuade an audience through facts and evidence.

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What is Personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is an Allusion?

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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

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What is a Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.