Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

Paradox

Answer 1

making a statement(sentence) that is contradicting but also true
(something that is true but seems to be untrue)
ex: fair is foul, foul is fair

Question 2

parallelism

Answer 2

arranging similar sentences on that idea

-what u say on the first sentence is replicated as the same idea to the next

Question 3

climax

Answer 3

arranging of sentences to create importance or emotional force on the one topic

ex Susans reply is..
ex: susan’s reply annoyed her brother, angered her mother and enraged her husband

ex: This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men,
importance: The note

Question 4

metaphor

Answer 4

comparison between 2 unrelated things

the first object is described as having the properties of the second object

Question 5

balance

Answer 5

sentence made up of two parts
-first part equals the second part on the same idea in length and importance

ex: Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.”
ex: My parents are the one’s that work an extra step, to reach a life worth counting the steps.

Question 6

rhetorical question

Answer 6

figure of speech to allow readers to reflect on the question

ex:how many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?