English 12 Regular: Choose one of the following novels to read

Possible Rhetorical Devices:

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  Restatement:  expressing the same ideas using different words “…we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground”
  
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  Anaphora:  repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases “We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans…”
  
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  Rhetorical questions:  questions asked for effect rather than answers “From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?”
  
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  Repetition:  restating an idea using the same words “The war is inevitable—and let it come!  I repeat it, sir, let it come!”
  
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  Parallelism:  repeating a grammatical structure “with malice toward none; with charity for all…”
  
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  Antithesis:  juxtaposition of strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country”