Rhetorical Devices

Anaphora is defined as

• a brief and indirect reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea

• repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• repetition of the same beginning consonant sound throughout a line of verse

Allusion is defined as

• a brief and indirect reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea

• the embellishment of a topic by adding more information to increase its importance and understandability

• a comparison of two very different ideas, places, characters, or actions

Amplification is defined as

• a noun or noun phrase that renames of another noun right beside it

• intentionally making a situation seem less important than it really is

• the embellishment of a topic by adding more information in order to increase its importance and understandability

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Juxtaposition is defined as

• the embellishment of a topic by adding more information to increase its importance and understandability

• a noun or noun phrase that renames of another noun right beside it

• a comparison of two very different ideas, places, characters, or actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Appositive is defined as

• the embellishment of a topic by adding more information to increase its importance and understandability

• a noun or noun phrase that renames of another noun right beside it

• a comparison of two very different ideas, places, characters, or actions

"She sells seashells by the sea-shore" is an example of...

• appositive

• alliteration

• allusion

“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better” is an example of...

• amplification

• alliteration

• anaphora

"Do dogs bark?" is an ex of_____

• juxtaposition

• appositive

• rhetorical question

"I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and a stuffy nose, and I’ve just begun to develop a sore throat as well.

• amplification

• anaphora

• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Oprah? Yeah, I've heard she has some money" is an example of...

• appositive

• allusion

• understatement