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College Entrance Prep Rhetorical Devices

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Section 1

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metaphor

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is an application of a word or phrase to something it doesn't literally apply to

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personification

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is the attribution of personal qualities to something that is not a person

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euphemism

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is a term that makes something seem more positive than it is

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irony

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is a deliberate reversal of expectations in order to surprise a reader

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parallelism

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is the use of repeated grammatical form to emphasize a point

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characterization

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is the use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea

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aphorism

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is a widely accepted truth

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simile

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is a comparison using like or as

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ad hominem

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is an attack "on the person" rather than an attack on his or her ideas or reasoning

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appeal to authority

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is a suggestion that the reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it

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anecdote

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is an illustrative story

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allusion

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is an implicit reference to something

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understatement

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suggests that some situation is less signicant than it obviously is

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appeal to emotion

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is an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion

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analogy

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is an illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure

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hyperbole

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is a deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect

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