Rhetorical Devices

Front

What is a repeated word or phrase used for emphasis?

Back

Repetition (common types include anaphora and epistrophe).

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is an obvious, intended exaggeration?

Back

Hyperbole (e.g., 'His snores were louder than a freight train').

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is the repetition at the end of a line?

Back

Epistrophe (e.g., 'See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.').

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor (e.g., 'he felt lost in a sea of nameless faces').

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a brief reference to a famous person or event?

Back

Allusion (e.g., 'He was a real Romeo with the ladies.').

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?

Back

Oxymoron (e.g., 'deafening silence').

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile (e.g., 'as brave as a lion').

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may reveal a truth?

Back

Paradox (e.g., 'less is more').

Front

What is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses?

Back

Anaphora (e.g., 'I have a dream...').

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a rhetorical device that involves the arrangement of words in a particular order to create a rhythm?

Back

Parallelism (e.g., 'We will fight for justice, we will fight for peace.').

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4