Rhetorical devices

Question 1

Ethos

Answer 1

Content in an argument that appeals to certain morals

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

An appeal that evokes emotion or feeling

Question 3

Logos

Answer 3

Citation of facts or logic to convince an audience

Question 4

Allegory

Answer 4

A story, poem, or picture that reveals a hidden meaning (usually moral or political)

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are connected or adjacent to each other

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

An indirect or passing reference; not mentioned explicitly

Question 7

Anaphora

Answer 7

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 8

Anecdote

Answer 8

A short amusing story about a real incident or person

Question 9

Antithesis

Answer 9

A statement that is direct opposite of another statement

Question 10

Asyndeton

Answer 10

A writing style where conjunctions are excluded to add emphasis

Question 11

Chiasmus

Answer 11

A two part sentence phrase, where the second part is a reversal of the first

Question 12

Connotation

Answer 12

The use of a word in a way different from its literal meaning

Question 13

Epistrophe

Answer 13

The repetition of a word at the end of sentences

Question 14

Hyperbole

Answer 14

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

Question 15

Hypophora

Answer 15

Asking a question and then answering it

Question 16

Irony

Answer 16

A statement that contrasts with what is expected

Question 17

Juxtaposition

Answer 17

Two elements that are placed side by side to develop their differences

Question 18

Litote

Answer 18

A phrase using negation to create an affirmative understatement

Question 19

Metaphor

Answer 19

A comparison between two things that are unrelated

Question 20

Oxymoron

Answer 20

A contradictory term in a conjunction

Question 21

Paradox

Answer 21

A false statement that may be true

Question 22

Personification

Answer 22

Adding human characteristics to something nonhuman

Question 23

Polysyndeton

Answer 23

A list of words, phrases, or clauses that are connected with the same conjunction

Question 24

Repetition

Answer 24

The action of repeating something that was already written

Question 25

Rhetorical question

Answer 25

A question asked to create dramatic effect or to make a point

Question 26

Similie

Answer 26

The comparison of one thing with another thing

Question 27

Syllogism

Answer 27

A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawing from two given or assumed statements, each sharing a term with the conclusion

Question 28

Zeugma

Answer 28

A word that applies to two others in different senses