Rhetorical Devices
Across
- 3. Question posed for effect, with an implied answer the audience is expected to agree with.
- 4. _______ language, Words that create a strong emotional response in the audience
- 6. a type of evidence used
- 8. A strategy used to influence an audience (ethos, pathos, logos)
- 9. Repetition of a consonant, especially at the start of words
- 13. A figure of speech that compares two things.
- 14. an exaggeration
- 16. A short, personal story to illustrate a point or make an argument more relatable
- 17. Overt preference or sympathy for a particular point of view
- 18. The overall feeling of a text (e.g. passionate, logical, sarcastic)
Down
- 1. Appealing to an audience through emotions
- 2. emotional meaning associated with the word
- 5. Painting a picture in the reader's mind
- 7. A figure of speech comparing two like things using 'like' or 'as.'
- 10. Convincing an audience by using logic, reason and/or stats
- 11. The repeated use of words or phrases to emphasise a point or theme
- 12. _________ language , Using 'we', 'us', or 'our' to show unity
- 15. Appealing to an audience by highlighting credibility