Rhetorical Devices Test with A Graded Solutions
Ethos - Answer-the persuasive appeal of one's character, or credibility
Euphemism - Answer-an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Figurative Language - Answer-language employing one or more figures of ...
Rhetorical Devices Test with A Graded
Solutions
Ethos - Answer-the persuasive appeal of one's character, or credibility
Euphemism - Answer-an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is
considered unpleasant
Figurative Language - Answer-language employing one or more figures of speech
Hyperbole - Answer-intentional exaggeration to create an effect
Imagery - Answer-the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one
of the senses
Inference - Answer-a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence
Irony - Answer-the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or,
incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs (situational, verbal,
dramatic)
Jargon - Answer-the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or
profession
Juxtaposition - Answer-placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or
contrast
Logos - Answer-appeal to reason or logic
Mood - Answer-the emotional atmosphere of a work
Paradox - Answer-an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some
truth
Parallel Structure - Answer-using the same pattern of words to show that two or more
ideas have the same level of importance
Parody - Answer-a humorous imitation of a serious work
Pathos - Answer-the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity
Personification - Answer-endowing non-human objects or creatures with human
qualities or characteristics
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