Persuasive Devices Flashcards
Understand how to identify each persuasive device
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is polysyndeton?
The use of repeated conjunctions between words or clauses in a sentence to emphasise what’s being said.
What is parallelism?
The use of similar words, phrases, clauses, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasise similar ideas in an impactful way in a sentence.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a simile?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What is rule of three?
A list of three things in a sentence.
What is hypophora?
a figure of speech wherein a writer raises a question and then immediately answers it.
What is ethos?
Focuses attention on the writer’s or speaker’s trustworthiness. Takes one of two forms: “appeal to character” or “appeal to credibility.”
What is pathos?
To persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
What is logos?
To appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic.
What is a hyperbole?
Extravagant exaggeration used to emphasise a point.
What is a narrative?
A brief narrative involving presumably real people and events.
What is inclusive language?
Aims to directly address the reader, either personally or as a member of a shared group. This involves using such words as us, we, you, our.
