AP Lang Rhetorical Devices

I have a wonder, wonderful time.

• REPETITION

• SYMBOL

• ALLUSION

• SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When I was in high school, I was on the track team. We traveled all over the country for competitions.

• ANECDOTE

• SYMBOL

• ALLUSION

• SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The wooden floor groaned when we walked on it.

• PERSONIFICATION

• SYMBOL

• ALLUSION

• SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mrs. Dennis is as sweet as pie.

• REPETITION

• ALLUSION

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An image that represents a large or abstract idea.

• SYMBOL

• SIMILE

• ALLUSION

• ANECDOTE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

showing how two items are different

• Problem/solution

• Contrast/juxtaposition

• Definition

• Cause and/or effect

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

presenting a topic as a problem and then relating the author’s solution

• Problem/solution

• Contrast/juxtaposition

• Definition

• Cause and/or effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

telling a story in order to support a thesis

• Problem/solution

• Contrast/juxtaposition

• Narration

• Cause and/or effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

A question that is asked without expecting an answer.

• examples/facts/statistics

• persuasion

• rhetorical question

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5