Rhetorical Devices

an instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in an article, speech, or essay to focus on a point

the writer's choice of words because of their connotative meaning.

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words that appeal to the reader's 5 senses that creates images in the reader's mind

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when the author speaks about a person, place, thing, event, or other text that most people know about

the writer's choice of words for their precise, literal meaning.

when a writer or speaker repeats the same phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences or clauses

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a word designed to be an imitation of a sound

EX: "Bark! Bark!"

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using the same pattern of words within a sentence or in a series of sentences

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putting 2 or more things side by side in order to compare them

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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