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Rhetorical Devices
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Rhetorical question
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
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Appeals to reason, emotion, patriotism, religion, ethics, etc.
to provoke the audience to respond in a particular way, to tap into a reader's intellect feelings, needs, values, etc.
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Humor
to disarm the audience, diffuse hostility, ward the reader to the writer's ideas
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Short, staccato sentences
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Anaphora
to create a memorable, powerful effect, to reinforce an idea
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Imagery
to illustrate an idea, a feeling, or the particular qualities of something; to produce a feeling, idea or tone
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Hyperbole
to provoke a response, to cast something in a strong light
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Analogy
to make a pointed comparison, often a very powerful comparison
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Metaphor
a figurative comparison between two things, but does not use "like" or "as"; the comparison is implied
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Undertone
to communicate an attitude towards the subject that cuts beyond the attitude that appears on the surface
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Sarcasm, verbal irony
to ridicule or criticize
You think your smart, huh?
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Selection of detail
to concretize a particular idea, fact, or feeling
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Invective
to ridicule, chastise or convey contempt
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Allusion
to lend authority to an idea, to make an association with something the reader knows
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