10 Rhetorical & 5 Literary
Instructions
For Mini Essay #2, I want you to review the following handouts (all found under Rhetorical Tools):
Rhetorical Devices & Rhetorical Device List 2
Literary Devices & Literary Devices 2
Come up with a list of 15 Examples of your own creation (10 Rhetorical & 5 Literary).
Example:
10 Rhetorical
1) Zeugma – Applying the verb to two nouns in a sentence.
“I caught a fish and a cold.”
2) Metonymy – Using the name of an object to represent it’s status.
“The crown… representing the monarchy of Britain.”
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5 Literary
1) Hyperbole
“That victory is going to be a landslide.”