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Literary and Rhetorical Devices

Literary and Rhetorical Devices

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English

8th Grade

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Rachel Washington

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1.

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Rhetoric

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The way words are used to make people think, feel, or believe something.

2.

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Allusion

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A quick mention of something famous, like a book, movie, or person, to help you understand more.

3.

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Paradox

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A statement that sounds weird or opposite but actually makes sense, like 'less is more.'

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Bias

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When someone only shows one side of a story or prefers one side over another.

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Stereotype

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An unfair and simple idea about a group of people, like saying all boys like sports.

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Parallelism

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Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas are the same level of importance. This emphasizes the ideas presented equally.

Examples: 'She likes reading, writing, and drawing.'; 'No pain, no gain'.

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Antithesis

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A figure of speech that states strongly contrasting ideas placed using a parallel sentence structure.

Examples: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'-Charles Dickens;

'Speech is silver, but silence is gold.'

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