Rhetorical device

In rhetoric, a rhetorical device or resource of language is a technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience (the reader(s) or listener(s)). These emotional responses are central to the meaning of the work or speech, and should also get the audience's attention.

[edit] See also

• Stylistic device
• Figure of speech

[edit] External links

• Online Resource of Rhetorical Devices
• Handbook of rhetorical devices