Rhetorical Devices Springboard 1.5

What is this an example of?

I once had a border collie. She was so smart. Every morning, I'd open up the front door and she'd run out, pick up the newspaper, and deliver it to my husband at the breakfast table.

• external conflict

• allusion

• anecdote

• suspense

Define: allusion

• a short amusing story to make a point

• a problem in the story

• a cultural reference to something understood by all

• when the plot jumps back to an earlier time

What is this an example of?

He was known in our school as being a Romeo with all of the ladies.

• anecdote

• allusion

• suspense

• conflict

What is this an example of?

He is a real Scrooge around the holidays and hates Christmas music and shopping for gifts.

• anecdote

• allusion

• suspense

• pacing

When selecting the exact words to convey an emotion in a novel, what is the author focusing on?

• Diction

• Syntax

• Imagery

• Figurative language

Language that is not to be taken literally; simile, metaphor, allusion, hyperbole, and personification

• Figurative Language

• Allusion

• Connotative Language

• Slippery Slope

An anecdote can be...

• interesting, exciting, funny, sad.

• Boring, long and lame

• All of the above

• Funny, fake and long

What is an anecdote?

• Narrative fiction

• a real and short account of an incident in someone's life

• A narrative that uses all of the senses

• An analytical essay

An Anecdote is a . . . about a real incident or person.

• short story

• long story

• a fairy tale

• a song

A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 

• Alliteration 
• Hyperbole 
• Assonance 
• Allusion