Rhetorical Devices

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What is juxtaposition?

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Juxtaposition is a rhetorical device that involves placing contrasting ideas or elements next to each other to highlight their differences.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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What is logos in rhetoric?

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Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, often using facts, statistics, and research to persuade an audience.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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What is ethos?

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Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility and character, establishing trustworthiness in the speaker or writer.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion, aiming to evoke feelings in the audience to persuade them.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is personification?

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Personification is a rhetorical device that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the natural sound associated with it, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is an example of alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is an example of anaphora?

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Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences, such as 'I have a dream' in Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A