Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

Short amusing or interesting store, especially one that is true

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

Helps the reader understand something unfamiliar by comparing it to something well-known

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

Indirect casual reference (to a person, event, place, literary piece, or work of art. Can be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion)

Question 4

Rhetorical Question

Answer 4

One whose answer is already known or implied

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

Exaggeration

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Creates a vivid impression of something through the use of concrete details, adjectives, or figures of speech

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

Comparison that does not use ‘like’ or ‘as’. Uses one thing to represent another.

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

Direct comparison which uses ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

The attribution of human qualities to animals or things

Question 10

Balanced sentence/Balanced Sentence Contrasting

Answer 10

Expresses two or more equal and parallel ideas. (Or when two balanced ideas are in contrast to one another)

Question 11

Parallel Structure

Answer 11

Repeats specific words, phrases, or clauses in a series. Gives emphasis to key words and makes them memorable.

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

Used for emphasis and rhythm

Question 13

Sentence Fragment

Answer 13

Places emphasis on key words to create an overall effect such as humour or suspense

Question 14

Climatic Word Order

Answer 14

Presents several facts in order from least to most important (arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of importance or emotional force)