Rhetorical devices

allusion

a reference to something well known, Like a piece of literature, religious figures, or a well-known historical event

analogy

comparison between similar things using like or as.

anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses.

apostrophe 

making a speech or address to an absent person or a person personified. 

asyndeton

a sentence or a series of sentences in which conjunctions are left out in a series of words, phrases or clauses (i came.I saw.I conquered)

anecdote 

a short story 

pathos

an emotionally charged to persuade the reader.

ethos

refers to the speaker's character and credibility.

logos

an argument was logical support.

chiasmus

words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in the reverse (“best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds”)

concession

acknowledging the logic of something your opponent believes.

connotation

an emotional, historic, and sensual association of a word. Used to create imagery.  

counterclaim 

opposing argument to a writer’s claim 

diction 

an author’s choice of words 

hyperbole

a deliberate exaggeration

juxtaposition

placement of 2 or more things side by side that are different from the others 

kairos

the timeliness of an argument. (putting examples of school shootings in a gun violence paper its relevant)

metaphor

comparison without using like or as.

parallelism 

form is repeated in the same pattern over and over. (“we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend…”)

polysyndeton

conjunctions are repeated in quick succession when some are not needed.(“we will run and fight and cry and love and try and live how we need to”)

rebuttal

the argument presented after the counterclaim.

repetition

repeating the same word in a passage

rhetorical question

questions asked not expecting an answer.

syntax 

the arrangement of words, punctuation, clauses, and phrases in a sentence.