What is a rhetorical device?

Question

1. The use of language in a particular way to have an intended effect on the audience.
2. Pattern of repeated words.

Answer 1

A rhetorical device is best described by option 1: "The use of language in a particular way to have an intended effect on the audience." Rhetorical devices are techniques that speakers and writers use to persuade, inform, or provoke an emotional response from their audience. Examples include metaphor, simile, alliteration, and rhetorical questions, among others. Option 2, "Pattern of repeated words," could refer to a specific rhetorical technique such as anaphora or repetition, but it does not encapsulate the broader concept of rhetorical devices.