Structures
The beginning of a speech which attracts attention
What is the 'hook' in a speech?
The frequent use of a word, place, character, or object that means something beyond the literal.
What is symbolism?
In Martin Luther King's speech, a specific form of repetition is used:
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi...
What is anaphora?
A rhetorical device in which there is repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
The part of a formal speech which directly mentions the listeners
What is direct address?
Language that avoids exclusion
What is inclusive language?
King George VI's radio address to the nation used a persuasive language feature:
"For the second time in the lives of most of us, we are at war."
What is inclusive language?
An appeal to emotion
What is pathos?
The reference to literary, social or cultural works, person or event
What is allusion?
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address begins with a persuasive language feature:
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
What is allusion?
A persuasive feature of speeches used to create a sense of logic
What is logos?
The repetition using identical or similar constructions: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…’
What is parallelism?
Julia Gillard's misogyny speech to Tony Abbott uses two persuasive language techniques:
"Because if he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror"
DOUBLE POINTS if you can find TWO techniques.
What is ad hominem?
What is idiom?
An informal story used in speeches in order to illuminate the central message
What is an anecdote?
Anticipating and answering a possible objection (countering the counter-argument)
What is procatalepsis?
JFK's inaugural speech uses a particular form of repetition:
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country,”
What is chiasmus?
A rhetorical device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order