Rhetorical devices

1. A contrast between appearance and reality (verbal, situational, or dramatic).
5. A genre that critiques individuals or society using humor, irony, or sarcasm.
6. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
8. A narrative in which characters and events symbolize abstract ideas, often conveying moral or political meaning.
9. An appeal to credibility, character, or shared values.
10. The emotional or cultural associations of a word.
14. Informal language or expressions used in everyday conversation.
18. An exaggerated imitation of a serious work or subject for humorous effect.
20. A concise statement expressing a general truth or observation.
21. The literal or dictionary definition of a word.

2. Addressing and countering opposing arguments.
3. The character or voice the speaker or writer adopts.
4. An appeal to logic, reasoning, and evidence.
7. An appeal to the audience’s emotions.
11. A combination of contradictory terms (e.g., bittersweet).
12. A recurring image, idea, word, or symbol that helps unify a text.
13. An overused expression that has lost its original impact or meaning.
15. A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art.
16. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).
17. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
19. The use of similar grammatical structures to emphasize ideas.