Rhetorical Devices

5. the repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect.
7. an argument that appeals to the audience by emphasizing the speaker's credibility and authority.
8. a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
10. repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect
11. the use of the same word or phrase multiple times

1. to persuade an audience is to get them to change their views, adopt a new stance or opinion, or take some sort of action.
2. use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience.
3. the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
4. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
6. the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic.
9. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.