1. Rhetorical Devices In Non-Fiction

2. 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.”

3. 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.”

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

11. Rhetorical Device Practice
Turn to page 659 in the textbook.

12. “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…”

13. 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

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