Rhetorical Appeals/Devices

persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

—persuading by appealing to the audience’s emotions

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

persuading by using logic and reasoning.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the repetition of the first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series

• Allusion

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

—a statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect.

• Euphemism

• Anaphora

• Understatement

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

-the combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

a mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

• Euphemism

• Epistrophe

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

comparison using “like” or “as.”

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

an obvious, intended exaggeration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Anaphora

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5