AICE: Rhetorical Device Review

"This chicken is so underdone a skilled vet could probably bring it back to life."

Which point of view?

What is a direct comparison between two things?

Name the devices: "Nick and Nora never noticed that the air conditioner roared to life.

"I always try my best at doing my worst."

"Let us go forth to lead the land we love!"

What is exaggeration used to convey meaning called?

Giving a non-human thing, human characteristics

What is presenting something as less important than it actually is called?

What is foreshadowing?

"Deep down, you're really shallow."

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What is it called when contradictory terms appear side by side?

When a tangible item represents an idea.

"Your backyard is the Garden of Eden!"

"I had so much homework last night that I needed a pick-up truck to carry all of my books home"

"The sea called out to the ship's captain as if she was a long lost friend."

"My computer seems to hate me. It never works!"

What is Logos?

What does ethos appeal to?

"He was a spineless jellyfish."

What is NOT an example of the author's purpose?

"If only I could click my red slippers three times and end up at the beach!"

"Even losing you (though I shall never lose you agin) I shouldn't have lied."

Which of the following is symbolic of love?

Which Point of View?

What is it called when you have two contrasting ideas next to each other in order to highlight their differences?

"The reviews of the play were amazingly awful.

What is the repetition of an initial sound in a line of poetry or prose called?

Which two devices: "The wind wrapped its fingers around my frozen feet."

"You are terribly good at everything you do!"

Name the type of imagery: "The sweet scent of cinnamon filled the air as my mother baked fresh cookies."

"I'm going to make some phone calls and some enemies today."

What is a feeling created in the reader which is evoked through text called?

"We lived and laughed and loved and left."

What is vivid, descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses called?

"The earth laughs beneath my feet."

What is an occurrence that contradicts the expectations of the reader or audience called?

What is the Theme?

"Idris is amazing, he is strong, competitive, handsome, courageous, funny, smart....perfect."

What is it called when words imitate the sounds associated with them?

"I love what I do, who I am, what I will become."

Which register would you use if you were writing an analysis essay?

"The days are long; the days are tiring; the days are endless; the days are infinite."

"Do you like these hues of blue?

What is a writer or speaker’s attitude toward the material or audience called?

What is it called when two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"?

Which point of view?

"My heart belongs to her, will remain with her, I am here for her."

"My little brother is a monster."

"He's just vertically challenged."

Which sentence is in parallel structure?

"My sister uses so much makeup she could pass as a clown in the circus"

Register is the formality of tone based on the context and audience.

Which of the following devices are meant to be heard rather than simply read?

What is it called when a writer or speaker says one thing but means the opposite?

What is Dialogue?

What are the attitudes and emotional feelings associated with a word called?

Name the type of imagery: "The softness of the blanket enveloped me as I snuggled under the covers."

"Today the White House delivered a press release about the problems with inflation"

"He was easy on the eyes but hard on the heart."

"There is nobody poorer than a rich man."

What is a reference to another work of art or work of literature in a text called?

"Heaven is too great for humanity; humanity is too great for Heaven."

"She got an F on the test. When she was asked how she did, she said 'I made a few mistakes.'"

"I feel the need, the need for speed."

What is an indirect word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh called?

Which type of imagery always goes hand in hand with onomatopoeia?

Pathos is an _____________ appeal

Which of the following is symbolic of wisdom?