Rhetorical Devices: Practice

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Juxtaposition

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The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side by side in order to compare/contrast the two.

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Chiasmus

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A rhetorical device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form.

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Rhetorical Situation

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The context in which writing occurs, including circumstances, beliefs, and biases.

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Main Purposes in Rhetorical Situation

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To inform, to persuade, and to entertain.

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Logos

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A rhetorical appeal to logic and reason.

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Ethos

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A rhetorical appeal to credibility or character.

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Pathos

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A rhetorical appeal to emotion.

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Epistrophe

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

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Polysyndeton

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The use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where they are not strictly necessary.