In rhetoric, a rhetorical device or resource of language is a technique that and author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading him or her towards considering a topic from a different perspective, using sentences designed to encourage or provoke a rational argument from an emotional display of a given perspective or action. Note that although rhetorical devices may be used to evoke an emotional response in the audience, this is not there primary purpose.
Ex: Anecdote- a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Sarcasm- The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
Irony- The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Paradox- A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Parallelism- The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
Anaphora- The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Pathos- Provoke emotions
Logos- Provoke logic like statistics
Ethos- Provoke ethics
Imagery- Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Rhetorical Question- Is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer.
Metaphor- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Simile- A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
Ex: Anecdote- a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Sarcasm- The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
Irony- The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Paradox- A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Parallelism- The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
Anaphora- The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Pathos- Provoke emotions
Logos- Provoke logic like statistics
Ethos- Provoke ethics
Imagery- Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Rhetorical Question- Is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer.
Metaphor- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Simile- A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.