Rhetorical Devices

Which of the following is Parallelism:

• Their victories have not been your victories; their triumphs have not been your triumphs;

• Their time is up. Their time is up.

• No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.

• And what have we to oppose to

  them? Shall we try argument?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Ethos =

• the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness

• emotional appeals, storytelling

• facts, data, and statistics

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Pathos =

• the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness

• emotional appeals and storytelling

• facts, data, and statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos =

• the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness

• emotional appeals and storytelling

• facts, data, and statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which rhetorical device makes a reference to a well-known story, event, or person, usually from the Bible or history?

• metaphor

• repetition

• allusion

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which one is NOT a rhetorical question?

• Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted?

• If your money was as threatened as us, would your first thought be, how is this going to reflect on my campaign?

• Are you excited about the game tonight?

• Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?

Which example includes an allusion:

• We are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition. They have been magnificent.

• rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation

• Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?

• We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4