A reference to either a historical event or another text meant to make a connection between them

A repetition of words or phrases to add emphasis

Something you think you see but is not actually there

A short story meant to draw in the audience and illustrate an idea.

Define the term Symbolism.

Person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.

a word used to describe the difference between what we expect and what actually happens.

A word or phrase used to describe something which it is not

A comparison between two unlike things

This apple is as sweet as candy.

Identify the metaphor

My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

"She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton’s army, marched across Europe."

Obama is telling an anecdote about his family to connect to the audience

Obama is using an allusion to connect it to the historical record

Obama is using the symbol of rural America and war to connect to the audience

Obama is using a verbally ironic tone to highlight the opposite nature of his upbringing

What is the best definition of rhetoric?

the art of getting your message across and creating a persuasive argument

the ability to use Greek terms in persuasion

the ability to write a good descriptive essay

Rhetorical devices

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W.11-12.2D, RI.9-10.4, RI.8.4

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personification

contrast

onomatopoeia

climax ordering

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CCSS.L.5.5

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a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event...

alliteration

personification

allusion

audience contact

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Rhetorical devices

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Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?

Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?

Which rhetorical device uses a comparison to something very different to help someone understand a larger idea?

repetition of consonant sounds.

giving human qualities to an inanimate object...

combining differing ideas in the same sentence; also opposites...

a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event...

use of words that sound like the thing they stand for...

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

Repeating a phrase at the beginning of a sentences is called.....

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