AP Lang rhetorical devices part 2

What rhetorical device does each example correlate to?

They must go to war to make peace

Paradox

Love and hate; good and evil; peace and war

Antithesis

In response to a foolish idea, we say, ¨what a great idea!¨

Irony (specifically verbal irony)

¨That´s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.¨ - Niel Armstrong

Juxtaposition

“We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” --MLK

Metaphor

“This place is a Garden of Eden.”

A biblical allusion to the ¨garden of God¨

“We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters” --MLK

Simile

“3 months after you quit smoking, your lung function improves up to 30%.”

Logos

“Most people will never step into a shelter. Most animals will never walk out.”

Ethos

“As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, I can assure you that this energy drink will improve your fitness and stamina.”

Ethos

Saying you were let go instead of fired

Euphemism

A visitor in one’s home (neutral)

A guest in one’s home (positive)

An intruder in one’s home (negative)

Connotation

“Because of your paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, we ordered an echocardiogram”

(“Because of your waking up at night breathless, you are getting a heart scan”)

Jargon

“It’s a no-brainer that the student deserves detention. He was slacking off in the halls.”

Colloquial

“What is the best way to improve your writing? To read!”

Hypophora

An author writes a horror story using a serious and sinister tone.

Tone

“Does money grow on trees?”

Rhetorical question

I was so tired that I slept all weekend.

Hyperbole

The green light at Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams.

Symbolism

“I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”

repetition (anaphora, epistrophe)

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat” –Churchill

Parallelism

First-person: “We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion.” --Bush

Point of view