American Literature Rhetorical Devicesces

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• assonance

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The indirect reference to a person, event or

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Plan ahead. It was not raining when Noah built the Ark." What is this an example of?

• antithesis

• chiasmus

• alliteration

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong. What is this an example of?

• antithesis

• chiasmus

• ethos

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A two-part sentence or phrase, where the second part is a reversal of the first.

• parallelism

• antithesis

• chiasmus

• allusion

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

The ethical appeal that is based on the character, credibility, or reliability is known as

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment." What type of appeal is this an example of?

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• juxtaposition

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I have told you a thousand times to put your phone away. What is this an example of?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences.

• juxtaposition

• chiasmus

• logos

• ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks." What is this an example of?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7