Rhetorical devices

Question 1

concrete nouns

Answer 1

definable noun - physical things

Question 2

abstract nouns

Answer 2

cannot appeal to the 5 senses

ex: love

Question 3

rhetoric

Answer 3

technique of using language effectively and persuasively in speaking/writing

author, audience, text, setting

Question 4

voice

Answer 4

the unique personality of a text

Question 5

thesis

Answer 5

statement in a work that a writer intends to support/prove

Question 6

extended metaphor

Answer 6

hidden comparison that continues throughout a series of sentences/longer piece/poem

Question 7

connotation

Answer 7

tone/feel of a wordtat

Question 8

denotation

Answer 8

definition/meaning of a word

Question 9

conflict

Answer 9

struggle between 2 opposing forces in text

Question 10

Aristotelian triangle

Answer 10

Aristotle’s idea that all communication is trilateral

Pathos, ethos, logos

audience: pathos
speaker: ethos

Question 11

ethos

Answer 11

appeal to authority/honesty, presenter’s credibility

Question 12

pathos

Answer 12

appeal to emotions of audience: fear, imagination, hopes

Question 13

logos

Answer 13

logical appeal: data

Question 14

analogy

Answer 14

comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different

Question 15

anecdote

Answer 15

short story/event proposed to support or demo some point

Question 16

mood/atmosphere

Answer 16

what tone CREATES

Question 17

allegory

Answer 17

abstract ideas or principles are described terms of characters, figures, events