Rhetorical Devices

Ethos appeals to the viewers/readers

• emotions

• logic

• trust/credibility

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos uses ___________ to appeal to the viewer/reader?

• fallacies

• logic

• emotions

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

a repeated word or phrase, used for emphasis.

• rhetorical question
• repetition
• simile
• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a brief reference to a famous person or event—often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible. Example: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”

• metaphor
• alliteration
• allusion
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

comparison without using “like” or “as.” Example: “He felt lost in a sea of nameless faces,”or, “The teacher planted seeds of wisdom.”

• simile
• allusion
• metaphor
• rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

 the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence - Ex. 
"We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe... "

• repetition
• parallelism
• allusion
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the speaker or writer's attitude about a subject

• metaphor
• irony
• tone
• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

comparison using “like” or “as.” Example: “She was as quiet as a mouse.”

• metaphor
• rhetorical question
• simile
• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

persuading through the credibility of the speaker/author - and the sense of right and wrong. Ex. "As a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the right treatment."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions - Ex. "Choose our security system because no price is too much to pay for peace of mind." 

• ethos 
• logos
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4