Rhetorical Appeals and Literary Devices Review

Compares two things that have similar characteristics.

• anaphora

• analogy

• hyperbole

• alliteration

An exaggeration.

• metaphor

• synecdoche

• anaphora

• hyperbole

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence or clause. Ex: "We came, we saw, we conquered."

• alliteration

• anaphora

• simile

• paraphrase

The repetition of the same sound within nearby words. Usually the repetition of consonants at the beginning of a word. Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• parallelism

• alliteration

• simile

• epistrophe

The repetition of a sound at the end of a phrase or sentence. Ex:

• epistrophe

• alliteration

• irony

• metaphor

Giving an inanimate object human qualities. Ex: The lightning danced across the sky.

• Metaphor

• Synecdoche

• Personification

• Alliteration

Language that appeals to the senses.

• metaphor

• irony

• imagery

• alliteration

The placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparison or contrast.

• simile

• irony

• metaphor

• juxtaposition

Comparison using like or as. Ex: She is as blind as a bat.

• metaphor

• irony

• simile

• symbol

A rhetorical appeal that appeals to ethics; credibility of source. Ex: A Nike commercial with Lebron James.

• pathos

• logos

• ethos