Rhetorical Devices
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is juxtaposition?
Back
Juxtaposition is a rhetorical device that involves placing contrasting ideas or elements next to each other to highlight their differences.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is logos in rhetoric?
Back
Logos is a rhetorical appeal to logic and reason, often using facts, statistics, and research to persuade an audience.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an allusion?
Back
An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is ethos?
Back
Ethos is a rhetorical appeal to credibility and character, establishing trustworthiness in the speaker or writer.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is pathos?
Back
Pathos is a rhetorical appeal to emotion, aiming to evoke feelings in the audience to persuade them.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a rhetorical device that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is onomatopoeia?
Back
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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