Rhetorical Devices Diction and Style

an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

• Euphemism

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms

• Oxymoron

• Euphemism

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth

• Paradox

• Onomatopoeia

• Euphemism

• Oxymoron

a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic

• Euphemism

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

a comparison using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a direct comparison

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• irony

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

a phrase that presents a figurative meaning; well-known saying

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• irony

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

use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which literary device is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A