Rhetorical Devices (2)

Question 0

Connotation

Answer 0

the emotional implications or associations a word/phrase may carry

“untalkative” (shy or arrogant)

Question 1

Comparison

Answer 1

rhetorical strategy in which the writer examines similarities and/or differences between two people, places, or objects

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”

Question 2

Denotation

Answer 2

the direct or dictionary meaning of a word
“He didn’t fall? Inconceivable?”
“You use that word a lot. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

Question 3

Dialect

Answer 3

regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
“Dat’s de good ole Cairo at las’, I jis knows it.”

Question 4

Epiphora

Answer 4

repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses
“What now? Who now? When now?”

Question 5

Euphemism

Answer 5

the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit
“He had to put his dog down.”

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
“Hyperbole is my favorite rhetorical device. I use it like 500 times a day.”

Question 7

Induction

Answer 7

method of reasoning by which a rhetor collects a number of instances and forms a generalization that is meant to apply to all instances.
“Asians are good at Math. I am an Asian. Therefore, I am good at Math.”

Question 8

Invective

Answer 8

denunciatory or abusive language

“You garbage.”

Question 9

Irony

Answer 9

the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
“Drawing trees on paper.”

Question 10

Isocolon

Answer 10

a succession of phrases of approximately equal length and corresponding structure.
“No pain, no gain.”