rhetorical devices

alliteration

the same syllable/sound is repeated at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words

ethos

an appeal to credibility or authority

(why should they get to talk abt this?)

logos

an appeal to logic and reasoning

(facts, evidence, logical arguments)

pathos

an appeal to the emotions of the audience (connect w the audience)

antithesis

uses contrasting ideas to create emphasis or impact

rhetorical question

a question that gets asked with the intent to make a point, not to get an answer

simile

an explicit comparison between two things to make a description more vivid (uses like or as)

metaphor

a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without using like or as

charged language

uses words with strong emotional connotations

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims

rhetoric

the use of language to persuade the actions or thoughts of others

allusion

a brief indirect reference to something that the author expects the audience to know

analogy

a comparison between 2 different things to explain a concept by highlighting their similarities

anaphora

the repetition of the start of sentences (a type of parallelism)

parallelism

uses similar grammatical structures to create balance, rhythm, and emphasis

(structure over words)