Vocab Rhetorical devices

Question 1

Emotive Words

Answer 1

Words that evoke an emotional response

Question 2

Statistics

Answer 2

Numbers/percentages that make an impression

Question 3

Repitition

Answer 3

Repeating lines or a piece of line for effect

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

Repitition of the same initial sound of several words in a sentence

Question 5

Anaphora

Answer 5

Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a line

Question 6

Parallelism/Parallel Structure

Answer 6

balanced components with a line, paragraph, or a larger unit of composition

Question 7

Antithesis

Answer 7

• positioning one term against another for emphasis
• pointing out opposites (sometimes extremes) to make a point
• (sometimes using “not x, but y” structure)
  In summary: Opposite ideas

Question 8

Pattern of Three

Answer 8

• Listing three components within a line, paragraph, or larger unit
• often used in political speeches for rhythmic purposes

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

A question that does not expect a response

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

Comparison of unlike things not using “like” or “as”

Question 11

Similie

Answer 11

Comparison of unlike things using “like” or “as”

Question 12

Allusion

Answer 12

Reference to a well-known historical person/event or literary character/work

Question 13

Asyndeton

Answer 13

The omission or absence of a connection (FANBOYS) between parts of a sentence

Question 14

Polysyndeton

Answer 14

A list or series of words, phrases, or clauses that are connected with the repeated use of the same conjuction

Question 15

FANBOYS

Answer 15

F- for
A- And
N- Nor
B- But
O- Or
Y- Yet
S- So