Rhetorical Devices In NonFiction REPETITION Definition Reiterates the

Rhetorical Devices In Non-Fiction

REPETITION � Definition: Reiterates the same word/phrase within one sentence � Adds emphasis � Connects � ideas throughout text Example: “God is the Father, God is the Son, God is the Holy Spirit. ”

PARALLEL STRUCTURE � Definition: Uses the same phrase across two or more sentences �Used to express ideas that are related or equal in importance � Example: “We cannot refuse to protect rights…And we cannot wait. ”

TECHNICAL LANGUAGE � Specific words and phrases associated with a particular subject � Shows your expertise in the field you are discussing � Examples: ELA: thesis, simile, annotate Football: safety, quarterback, touchback Cooking: whisk, filet, pre-heat

Figurative Language � Definition: Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true �Also known as Figures of Speech or Literary Devices �Examples: simile/analogy, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, and personification

Simile/Analogy � � Definition: When one thing is compared to another using like or as Example: The bear hiding in my closet was like a furry mountain because it was huge and intimidating.

Metaphor � Definition: When you directly compare two unlike things � Example: The bear hiding in my closet was a furry mountain.

Hyperbole � Definition: An extreme exaggeration � Example: I was so tired after school that I took a nap for 100 years.

Alliteration • Definition: The repetition of a single beginning sound/letter in words that are close together • Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Personification � � Definition: Giving a plant, animal, or object human abilities and reactions Example: The dog tried to order pizza from the Krusty Krab.

Rhetorical Device Practice � Turn to page 659 in the textbook.

“The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe —the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledge—and more…”

Structure � � Refers to how ideas in a text are arranged. Shows connections between points � Cause and Effect (“if this happens, that is the result. . ”) � Chronology (order of events in time) � Starts with general statement but becomes more detailed

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE � Adds interest and narrative quality Personification Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Idiom