Rhetorical Elements/Devices

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.

To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect

“She’s as blind as a bat.”

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

“a contrast between two things”

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Question 4

Allegory

Answer 4

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else.

Question 5

Generalization

Answer 5

a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

all dogs chase squirrels

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

I slept for a week after that tough practice

Question 7

Juxtaposition

Answer 7

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

An orange is not eaten or peeled in a way similar to an apple

Question 8

Understatement

Answer 8

the description of something as having much less of a particular quality than it does

“It seems to be raining a little,” in the middle of a hurricane

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.