Rhetorical vocab

Rhetorical question

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than get an answer

Imagery

Language that evokes one or all of the five senses

Repetition

Literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times

Hyperbole

Extravagant exaggeration

Juxtaposition

Placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose

Metaphor

Figure of speech that compares two subjects without the use of “like” or “as”

Expert testimony

An expert in a field of study is quoted in an article to support the author’s opinion

Personification

The attribution human characteristics to something nonhuman

Adj. diction

Choices that are related to selection of specific words

Adj. tone

Writer or speakers apparent attitude toward the subject matter and/or issue

Adj. syntax

Choices that are related to the structure of the sentences