Rhetorical devices terms review S26

Descriptive, vivid word choice that appeals to the senses & helps to create mental picture for the reader

• setting

• metaphor

• imagery

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

indirect reference to a famous something or someone, such as a historical, cultural, literary or political figure or event.

• Allusion

• Sonnet

• Aphorism

• Almanac

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

Repetition of same grammatical word pattern or phrase to show that 2 or more ideas are of same importance

• Personification

• Parallel Structure

• Allusion

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A question is asked just for effect or has an obvious answer.

• Direct question

• Indirect question

• Oratorical question

• Rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

A phrase or speech made by a character to someone or something that is not present or able to respond. The subject may be dead, absent, an object or idea.

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Conceit

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"She felt like she just found the golden ticket." is an example of what literary device?

• Personification

• Sermon

• Allusion

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

In for a penny, In for a pound;

cousins by chance; friends by choice

are examples of what literary device

• Parallel Structure

• Rhetorical question

• Conceit

• Almanac

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What literary device reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience?

• Tone

• Mood

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is symbolism?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• an object that is used to represent something else

• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D