Flashcards for rhetoric devices

Question 1

anecdote

Answer 1

a very short story related to the topic of the text

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

when an author references to a famous place, person, group, or historical artifact

Question 3

analogy

Answer 3

draws a common connection between two unlike things that have several common qualities

Question 4

diction

Answer 4

the word choice or style hat a writer or speaker uses

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

refers to statements that uses exaggerated language to emphasize a point

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

uses vivid description that uses readers senses to create a image in your mind

Question 7

juxtaposition

Answer 7

when a writer of speaker places two things side-by-side to highlight their differences

Question 8

euphemism

Answer 8

a polite way to say something mean or harsh

Question 9

metaphor

Answer 9

a comparison without using like or as

Question 10

perspective

Answer 10

how the text is being presented to readers. what the POV is the text being told

Question 11

parallelism

Answer 11

a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure

Question 12

rhetoric question

Answer 12

when an author asked a question that isn’t supposed to be answered

Question 13

repetition

Answer 13

when an author uses repetition to add emphasis on a specific topic

Question 14

tone

Answer 14

how the author feels about the subject

Question 15

transitions

Answer 15

words that help with the flow of a text

Question 16

understatement

Answer 16

a rhetorical device in which the author describes something as less than it actually is

Question 17

syntax

Answer 17

the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences

Question 18

satire

Answer 18

when an author uses humor, irony, or sarcasm to mock or criticize something