Rhetorical Devices

The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

• Repetition

• Anaphora

• Simile

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A comparison without using like or as.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

• Analogy

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Rhetorical Question

• Understatement

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A short story that is used to make a point

• parallelism

• rhetorical question

• simile

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which speech device is used below?

"Wow! I love them. My grandfather had a massive rose garden, over 200 different species. Every Friday, he'd go out into the garden, clip a dozen, and make my grandmother a bouquet."

• anaphora

• ethos

• humor

• anecdote

Which speech device is used in the following speech excerpt from 44th U.S. President Barack Obama?

"They are all part of the finest fighting force that the world has ever know. They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different, and difficult places."

• analogy

• allusion

• alliteration

• simile

The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.

• Repetition

• Logos

• Hyperbole

• Direct Address

When a writer appeals to the emotions of the intended audience to excite and involve them in the argument.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Mood

• Tone