Rhetorical Devices
Figurative language
What types of words are not to be read literally?
THREE
How many rows are scored on the RA rubric?
70/30
What is an acceptable ratio of evidence to commentary in a rhetorical analysis?
A defensible thesis
What gets one point?
Describe differences
What is contrasting?
Successive words that begin with the same letter
What is alliteration?
The thesis point
What is scored on Row A?
What is the vital linking of ideas between and within paragraphs?
Restatement of the prompt
Describe similarities
What is comparison?
A sentence fragment
What is a group of words that do not make a complete sentence?
Evidence and __________
What is scored on Row B?
6 points
What is the maximum score to be achieved on AP Exam essays?
What earns 2 points in Row B?
Explaining step by step
What is process analysis?
An allusion (biblical, historical, etc.)
What is an indirect way to reference a widely known belief or fact?
Maximum of 4
How many points can writers earn for evidence and commentary?
It happens.
What are shifts?
Some evidence, explanation and line of reasoning
What earns 3 points in Row B?
The meaning of a word or idea
What is definition?
Rhetorical question
What rhetorical device directs an audience to think about a certian topic?
Sophistication
What is the elusive point on Row C?
The prompt for writing
Specific evidence, consistent explanation, clear line of reasoning
What earns 4 points in Row B?
Exemplification
What strategy provides examples?