Rhetoric Ppt Notes For Blog

Slide 1 Rhetoric – all the strategies, modes and devices a writer employs Rhetorical Analysis - the deconstruction of a passage into its components in order to examine how a writer develops a subject Slide 4 Satire – purpose of diminishing or ridiculing a subject devices that establish satire – irony, sarcasm, analogies, extended metaphors, hyperbole, understatement Slide 5 Devices use a word or words to create an effect; they can be used independently or collectively Hyperbole – define idea is terms of some sort of extreme Hyperbole – exaggeration; Understatement – plays down the magnitude of an idea; Euphamisn – type of understatement tat is unoffensive – Example - I need to use the restroom not need to whatever Pun, etc - – pay with words Simile, etc- – rhetorical devices that compare Personification, etc- – play w human qualities Metonymy, etc- – play w opposite meanings – Metonymy - reduces abstraction to concrete particulars Ex – “pen is mightier than the sword” – reduces abstract, complex concept of attacking others or defending oneself with written words to the single, concrete object needed to write those words Synecdoche – uses one part to refer to a more complex whole Ex – “All hands on deck” hands refers to concrete objects that are part of a whole person, which is a definite and concrete entity, in contrast to the abstract process of composition that is referred to in the ex of metonymy Apposition - – redefining a noun in other terms (elongated appositive) Ex – FDR, 32nd president of US, served 4 terms Epithet – single word adjective linked to a person or thing to describe a specific quality associated w it Ex – Alexander the great world-renowned chef Paradox – apparent contradiction whose opposing ideas are on some level true Oxymoron – paradox created by linking together 2 apparently contradictory words in a single phrase or clause – “cruel kindness” Slide 6 Rhetorical Techniques -these depend on the order of parts in a sentence Parallelism repetition within a sentence – or several sentences within same paragraph – of the same type of grammatical form, same part of speech,

type of phrase or clause Ex – govt of the people, by the people Antithesis – specific use of //; grammatical forms or parts of speech are repeated in a sentence Or a series of sent in a paagraph are used to express opposing or contradictory meanings Ex – that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind Ellipsis – omission of word or phrase that’s implied by content, Exclamation – interruption in which speaker or writer stops a sentence and addresses an individual who may or may not be present; this derails the sent and sends it in another direction Parenthetical expression- an expression which is inserted into the flow of thought. It may be in the middle of a sentence or between sentences, but it does not deal directly with the topic at hand. Some short parenthetical expressions like of course are set off by commas, but parenthetical expressions may also be set off by parentheses and dashes. Slide 8 Rhetorical Analysis requires critical reading Thesis – main point Purpose - To explain? To inform? To anger? Persuade? Amuse? Motivate? Sadden? Ridicule? Anger? Is there more than one purpose? Does the purpose shift at all throughout the text? Mode - How does the writer develop his/her ideas? Narration? Description? Definition? Comparison? Analogy? Cause and Effect? Example? Why does the writer use these methods of development? Patterns of arrangement? Particular to general? Broad to specific? Spatial? Chronological? Alternating? Block? Syntax - What is the sentence structure like in the text? Does the writer use fragments or run-ons? Declarative? Imperative? Interrogative? Exclamatory? Are they simple? Compound? Complex? Compound-complex? Short? Long? Loose? Periodic? Balanced? Parallel? Are there any patterns in the sentence structure? Can you make any connections between the patterns and the writer's purpose? Dialogue - Does the writer use dialogue? Quotations? To what effect? Diction - diction? Is it formal? Informal? Technical? Jargon? Slang? Slide 9 Syntax - What is the sentence structure like in the text? Does the writer use fragments or run-ons? Declarative? Imperative? Interrogative? Exclamatory? Are they simple? Compound? Complex? Compound-complex? Short? Long? Loose? Periodic? Balanced? Parallel? Are there any patterns in the sentence structure? Can you make any connections between the patterns and the writer's purpose? Is there variety? in construction, openings, types Language- Connotative? Denotative? Is the language emotionally evocative? Does the language change throughout the piece? How does the language contribute to the writer's aim?

Are important terms repeated throughout the text? Why? Are devices of comparison used to convey or enhance meaning? Does the writer use devices of humor? Puns? Irony? Sarcasm? Understatement? Parody? Is the effect comic relief? Pleasure? Hysteria? Ridicule? Imagery - Are there any particularly vivid images that stand out? What effect do these images have on the writer's purpose? Slide 10 Logos – appeal to reason Pathos – appeal to emotion Ethos – persuasive appeal of one’s character