1. Rhetorical Devices

2. rhetoric  the study of effective thinking, writing, and speaking strategies

3. purpose  an author’s intent in writing a piece of literature  to persuade  to inform  to explain  to entertain  to describe

4. emotional appeal  evidence that speaks to the audience’s hearts  examples  vivid details  anecdotes  personal experiences

5. logical appeal  plea made to audience’s reason (head)  includes reasons & evidence  makes arguments more appealing because it engenders trust  makes it more difficult for other side to challenge

6. rhetorical question  a question in which no answer is expected  used to emphasize the obvious answer to what is asked

7. repetition  the recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas in a speech or a piece of writing  increases the sense of unity in a work  calls attention to particular ideas

8. parallelism  the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form  emphasizes ideas that are arranged in similar structures

9. allusion  a reference in a work of literature to a character, a place, or a situation from history, music, art, or another work of literature

10. figurative language  simile  metaphor  hyperbole  imagery