rhetorical devices

Question 1

Tone

Answer 1

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

Question 2

Syntax

Answer 2

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Question 3

Diction

Answer 3

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Question 4

Connotation / Denotation

Answer 4

DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.

Question 5

style

Answer 5

a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.

Question 6

Figurative Language

Answer 6

asking the reader or listener to understand something by virtue of its relation to some other thing, action, or image.

Question 7

structure

Answer 7

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

Question 8

argument (thesis)

Answer 8

a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Question 9

Trophes / Schemes

Answer 9

a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

Question 10

repetition

Answer 10

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Question 11

ethos / pathos / logos

Answer 11

Logos appeals to the audience’s reason, building up logical arguments. Ethos appeals to the speaker’s status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust them. Pathos appeals to the emotions,