Rhetorical Devices

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history, music, or another work of literature.

• anaphora

• foreshadowing

• analogy

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A comparison between two things using like or as to create an analogy.

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Repetition of successive lines at the beginning in separate sentences or phrases in a text.

• aphorism

• anecdote

• repetition

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The combination of words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect.

• oxymoron

• diction

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect.

• understatement

• anecdote

• hyperbole

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A writer's choice of words; an important element in the writer's voice or style.

• tone

• diction

• vernacular

• examples

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A reflection of a writer's or a speaker's attitude toward the subject matter.

• tone

• diction

• vernacular

• examples

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one.

• tone

• diction

• vernacular

• euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

An instance serving for illustration of an argument; true statements about a topic

• examples/ facts/ statistics

• pathos

• parallelism

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form.

• anaphora

• analogy

• repetition

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4