Literary Terms

What is the rhetorical device in (a)n argument/persuasive essay that used to show emotion?

Directly addressing an inanimate object

Repetition of vowel sounds

A break or punctuation within a line of poetry

Poetry that tells a story

The autor's message( what the author wants the reader to know)

When something unexpected happens

The reader's feelings about the subject

Comparison between unlike objects using words'like' or 'as'

Ryming words within  a line

Extreme exaggeration

Words or phrases occurring several times

A look into the past at some point in a story

Words that appear to disagree; a contradiction in terms

The author's feelings about a subject

When the reader knows something the characters do not

Clues that suggest future events

A thought that continues directly from one line of poetry to the next

Giving human characteristics to something not human

When a charater says one thing but means another

A rhyming pair

An object that stands for or represents something else

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Words that sound alike.

Direct comparison between unlike objects

What is the rhetorical device in (a)n argument /persuasive essay used to show trustworthiness/credibility?

Reference to historical, literary,or pop-culture figures and events

The reader's feelings about the subject

The rhythm pattern of poems

Repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of the words

Emotion connected to a word

What is the rhetorical device in (a)n argument/persuasive essay to show facts/reasoning