Rhetorical devices

words with strong positive or negative connotations

• alliteration

• connotation

• oxymoron

• loaded language

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

an appeal based on logic or reason

• logos

• etohs

• metaphor

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

all the meaning, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

• denotation

• repetition

• connotation

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

• paradox

• oxymoron

• repetition

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Conjoining contradictory terms (deafening silence)

• allusion

• anaphora

• oxymoron

• rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect

• repetition

• alliteration

• anaphora

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the art of using language effectively and persuasivley

• metaphor

• repetition

• rhetoric

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a comparison without using like or as

• denotation

• metaphor

• ethos

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a statement that seems contradictory but is true

• antithesis

• paradox

• oxymoron

• ethos

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• anaphora

• alliteration

• denotation

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4