Rhetorical Devices

This term refers to the deliberate omission of conjunctions (FANBOYS)

Irony with a situation in which the actual results are the opposite of what was intended

Calling a severed limb a "scratch" is an example of ________.

This term refers to expressing ideas in a parallel, grammatically equivalent way (same pattern)

This term refers to exaggeration for effect.

Descriptive writing that uses sensory details is known as ______________.

A brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, or event.

This type of irony refers to when something is stated but the opposite is implied.

What is the rhetorical appeal of ethics and credibility?

What rhetorical appeal is the appeal to logic or rational arguments to support one's claim?

This term refers to presenting something as less significant than it actually is.

This term refers to a phrase which uses more conjunctions than normal (FANBOYS)

"Deafening silence" is an example of which term?

What rhetorical appeal uses emotionally charged language or images to persuade the reader?

A comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to something quite different

This term refers to word choice

This term refers to two things being seen or placed close together for emphasis of contrasts.

Type of irony when the audience knows something the characters do not.

This term refers to a statement which seems to contradict itself but expresses a possible truth

This term refers to a question asked in order to make a point rather than to seek an answer.