Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices

By Julie Griggs

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 a brief tale or mini-story to engage the reader and support the speaker’s ideas or claims.

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exaggeration for effect

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A difference in perception and truth; when what we believe or expect is signficantly different from reality

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The repetition of key words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.  It creates a sense of connection between ideas, and it engages the reader by creating a rhythm.

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word choice

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 a comparison that uses a connecting word such as “like” or “as”.

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the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence

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gioving human traits to any non-human entity

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an appeal to the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and/or smell.

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an exact restatement from an original speaker or text.

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A reference to another text or cultural/historical fact.

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an analogy (comparison) that does NOT use connecting word such as “like” or “as”

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a question posed for effect and without expectation of an actual answer from the audience. It anticipates a question from the audience or plants a thought or emotion in the reader’s mind.

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