Ethos - Appeals to a speaker's credibility and authority, Alliteration - When multiple words near each other start with the same consonant sound, Logos - Appeals to the audience's logic and reasoning, Call to action - A direct statement of action that the speaker wants the audience to do, Simile - Comparing two things using connective words: like, as, than, Rhetorical Question - Asking a question whose answer is implied of obvious, Pathos - Appeals to the audience's emotions, Hyperbole - Obvious and intentional exaggeration to demonstrate a point, Metaphor - Comparing two things that aren't literally alike, Repetition - Repeating a particular word, phrase, sentence, etc. for emphasis or some other effect, Allusion - Reference to something well known in pop culture, history, or literature, Parallelism - Repeating a pattern of words, especially in a list, to build momentum, Counterargument - The point of view opposing the speaker's argument, Parallelism - "Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born.", Repetition - Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity. , Alliteration - ...let us go forth to lead the land we love., Allusion - Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah--to "undo the heavy burdens... and let the oppressed go free.", Metaphor - ...let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons., Quotation - The wise saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword" was true., Analogy - We realized the importance of light when we see darkness...In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.,

Figurative Language and Rhetorical Devices Review

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