SAT Prep | Rhetorical Devices

Which Device: overarching ideas of a work?

Which device uses the combining of sources and ideas to create a larger point/argument?

What is ethos?

This is an example of ______: A white flag during battle.

Which device: saying the opposite of what you mean OR when the result of an action is VERY different than expected

Pathos is using statistics, facts, and logical thinking to persuade the audience.

Why is Repetition and Anaphora similar?

Which DOES NOT fall under figurative language?

This is an example of ____: "The plant begged for more sunlight."

Voice is the author's unique sound. Attitude is the author's personal views or feelings about the subject.

Which device: discussing the similiarities and differences b/w two things?

Which device focuses on the choice of words that are appropriate for the targeted audience?

Ex: I caught the whiff of bacon sizzling on the pan, but the invisible weight on my body would not allow me to get up.

What is juxtaposition?

What is a counterargument?

Which device uses humor to expose and criticize?

Which Appeal? Evokes Emotion.

This is an example of _____: I am SO hungry that I can eat a whole cow right now!

This is an example of Fig. Language: She ran as fast as cheetah.

Which device: a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work that the reader is familiar with