Rhetorical Terms

Question 1

Ethos

Answer 1

credibility ( or character) of the speaker

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

Emotional connection to the audience

Question 3

Logos

Answer 3

Logical argument

Question 4

Rhetorical Question

Answer 4

is question that you ask without expecting an answer

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

is figure of speech that refers to well-known story,event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader’s mind

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 7

Words with Positive Connotation

Answer 7

Is when words implies something positive or is informal

Question 8

Words with Negative Connotation

Answer 8

is when the words implies something negative or is informal

Question 9

Alliteration

Answer 9

same letter or sound at the beginning

Question 10

Repetition

Answer 10

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Question 11

Parallel structure

Answer 11

using the same pattern of words to show that tow more words or ideas are of equal importance

Question 12

Listing

Answer 12

is figure of speech where by the author refer a subject matter such as a place,event, or literary work by of a passing reference

Question 13

Metaphor

Answer 13

words or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Question 14

Smilie

Answer 14

involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

is a figure of speech in which a thing-an idea or an animal-is given human attributes