rhetorical devices sumative (copy)

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The speech asks, "What kind of future will we leave our children?"

Rhetorical Question

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Brave citizens built better communities.

Alliteration

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The speaker repeats "We must act" throughout the address.

Repetition

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We will listen. We will learn. We will lead.

Anaphora

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The leader promised to protect families, strengthen schools, and support workers.

Parallelism

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We must choose cooperation over conflict, hope over fear.

Antithesis

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I remember volunteering at a food pantry when I was fifteen; one conversation changed how I understood hunger.

Anecdote

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The report states that 72% of surveyed students support a later school start time.

Facts/Stats

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Dr. Carter, a climate scientist, explains that rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs.

Expert Opinion

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Calling the protest "courageous" instead of "reckless" shapes the reader's reaction.

Diction

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Like David facing Goliath, the small community challenged a powerful corporation.

Allusion

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Why do libraries matter? They give everyone access to knowledge.

Hypophora

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Just as a team needs every player, a democracy needs citizens who participate.

Analogy

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The classroom became a beehive of activity before the debate.

Metaphor

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The article shows a lavish banquet beside an image of an empty dinner plate.

Juxtaposition

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I waited a thousand years for the bus.

Hyperbole

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Wonderful, the microphone broke just as I began my speech.

Irony

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The gardener found his job growing on him.

Pun

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Is silence really the best response to injustice?

Rhetorical Question

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Every voice matters. Every choice matters. Every action matters.

Anaphora

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The author compares education to a key that opens locked doors.

Metaphor

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Why should we conserve water? Because every drop is a limited resource.

Hypophora

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The speaker refers to Pandora's box to warn about unintended consequences.

Allusion

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A school without books is like a garden without seeds: both lack what they need to grow.

Analogy

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The author places a noisy celebration next to a silent hospital room.

Juxtaposition

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A published poll found that 61% of respondents favored the proposal.

Facts/Stats

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Our goal is not division but unity.

Antithesis

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The mayor described the change as "an opportunity" rather than "a burden."

Diction

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The crowd cheered so loudly that the whole planet must have heard.

Hyperbole

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To question honestly, to argue fairly, and to decide wisely are civic responsibilities.

Parallelism

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As a nurse with twenty years of emergency-room experience, I know how vital quick treatment can be.

Ethos

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Imagine a child watching the last tree in her neighborhood being cut down.

Pathos

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The program served 400 families last year and 500 this year, an increase of 25%.

Logos

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I have spent fifteen years studying voting access and have published peer-reviewed research on the subject.

Ethos

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Picture the relief on a family's faces when they finally have a safe place to sleep.

Pathos

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If the town replaces 100 bulbs with models that use half the electricity, lighting energy use for those bulbs will fall by 50%.

Logos

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Think of the frightened animals waiting in crowded shelters for a home.

Pathos

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The survey included 2,000 residents, and 1,500 supported the new park.

Logos

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As a firefighter who has responded to hundreds of house fires, I urge families to check their smoke alarms.

Ethos

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A school that reduces 1,000 disposable bottles a week will avoid 52,000 bottles of waste in one year.

Logos