Rhetorical Devices In Non-Fiction

REPETITION Definition: Reiterates the same word/phrase within one sentence Adds emphasis Connects ideas throughout text Example: “God is the Father, God is the Son, God is the Holy Spirit.”

Definition: Uses the same phrase across two or more sentences PARALLEL STRUCTURE Definition: Uses the same phrase across two or more sentences Used to express ideas that are related or equal in importance Example: “We cannot refuse to protect rights…And we cannot wait.”

TECHNICAL LANGUAGE Specific words and phrases associated with a particular subject Shows your expertise in the field you are discussing Examples: ELA: thesis, simile, annotate Football: safety, quarterback, touchback Cooking: whisk, filet, pre-heat

Figurative Language Definition: Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true Also known as Figures of Speech or Literary Devices Examples: simile/analogy, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, and personification

Simile/Analogy Definition: When one thing is compared to another using like or as Example: The bear hiding in my closet was like a furry mountain because it was huge and intimidating.

Metaphor Example: The bear hiding in my closet was a furry mountain. Definition: When you directly compare two unlike things Example: The bear hiding in my closet was a furry mountain.

Hyperbole Definition: An extreme exaggeration Example: I was so tired after school that I took a nap for 100 years.

Alliteration Definition: The repetition of a single beginning sound/letter in words that are close together Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Personification Definition: Giving a plant, animal, or object human abilities and reactions Example: The dog tried to order pizza from the Krusty Krab.

Rhetorical Device Practice Turn to page 659 in the textbook.

“The world is very different now “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledge—and more…”

Structure Refers to how ideas in a text are arranged. Shows connections between points Cause and Effect (“if this happens, that is the result..”) Chronology (order of events in time) Starts with general statement but becomes more detailed

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Adds interest and narrative quality Personification Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Idiom