Week 8 Rhetoric

_____consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

 A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects, that displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

 in fact, of course, to be sure, indeed, you know, you see, clearly, in any event, in  effect, certainly, remarkably

These are all examples of-

They spent the day wondering, searching, thinking, understanding.

This is an example of -

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

In Downe's letter to his wife, he uses _____ when he mentions that she "will find a few inconveniences in crossing the Atlantic."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"Nice wheels!"

"I plan to ask for their hand in marriage."

These are both examples of -

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

 A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A word or phrase that links different ideas, signaling a shift from one to the next

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CCSS.W.11-12.1C

CCSS.W.11-12.2C

 A device used to produce figurative language, often comparing dissimilar things

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4