Situation
What are the 5 components of the rhetorical situation?
Writer, Author, Topic, Purpose, & Context
Which of 4 rhetorical appeals has to do with credibility?
ETHOS
Tone, Syntax, & Diction
Define SYNTAX
The way words are arranged within sentences.
Define ASYNDETON & POLYSYNDETON
(50 points each)
ASYNDETON: lack of conjunctions
POLYSYNDETON: excess use of conjunctions
FOR 200 POINTS:
Create an ORIGINAL example using ANTITHESIS
YOU DID THAT! (...right? RIGHT??)
Name at least 3 things about the WRITER that a reader should consider when analyzing the rhetorical situation!
Age, Family, Characteristics, Personality, Values, Beliefs, Gender, Social Relationships, Class, Societal Views, etc.
CONTEXT (1 component of the rhetorical situation) is most like which rhetorical APPEAL?
KAIROS
What are the different types of connotation?
Positive, Negative, & Neutral
Object --> Action --> Actor
What is the difference between EPISTROPHE and ANAPHORA?
ANAPHORA is the repetition of words or phrases at the BEGINNING of successive clauses.
EPISTROPHE is similar, but the repeated word or phrase comes at the END
For 200 points,
Write an original example that (at least 6 words) that uses ALLITERATION of ONE letter and CONSONANCE with ANOTHER, DIFFERENT letter!
WAH-WAH-WEE-WOAHHHH (did I do that right?)
Who is the PRIMARY audience in the example below:
Ms. Cochran's English class is watching "The Grinch" - specifically the scene where Cindy Loo Hoo tells the Grinch how much she loves Christmas.
The Grinch
What's one way that an author can use LOGOS without providing statistics or some other fact they had to look up online?
Using widely accepted, logical reasoning
What makes diction effective?
Diction is effective when it is CLEAR & EXACT/SPECIFIC
Come up with an ORIGINAL sentence that uses PARALLELISM
You cooked! (or burned)
What is the difference between ALLITERATION and CONSONANCE?
ALLITERATION: repetition of INITIAL consonant sounds in nearby words
CONSONANCE: repetition of consonant sounds WITHIN nearby words
Change the following sentence from PASSIVE to ACTIVE voice:
"The pizza was unfortunately thrown away by the toddler."
The toddler unfortunately threw the pizza away.
Which component of the rhetorical situation primarily creates the need for writing?
CONTEXT
Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the sentence below?
"Given the current state of Earth, now's the time to advocate for environmental protection policies."
KAIROS
What is diction and what is it based on?
An author's strategic WORD CHOICE, based on each component of the RHETORICAL SITUATION
Is the sentence below parallel or not?
Extra 100 points if you can explain why!
While going to the park, listening to music, and because she played her favorite songs, Lilah felt blissful.
NOT PARALLEL
1. Going to the park (participial phrase)
2. Listening to music (participial phrase)
3. Because she played her favorite songs (dependent clause!)
CHIASMUS
FINISH THE DEFINITION
An argument is a search for...
Truth & Resolution!
Who is the SECONDARY audience in the example below?
At a fancy restaurant, customers in the first room watch as an angry man screams at his waiter about the food being cold. Even the kitchen staff could here his yelling, even though they couldn't make out all of the words.
Customers in the FIRST room and the kitchen staff
Identify which rhetorical APPEAL is being used in the sentence below and then describe the PURPOSE
"You must be at least 4 ft. tall to ride the rollercoaster or you may get extremely hurt or even die."PATHOS: appealing to the reader's emotional response to the fact that they could be injured or die!
PURPOSE: to deter people under 4 feet from riding the rollercoaster.
Come up with an ORIGINAL sentence that uses ACTIVE voice and explain WHY it is!
YOU DID IT! or nah
Actor --> Action --> Object
Why would a writer use PARALLELISM in their sentences?
So the sentences flow better.
Is the example below using CHIASMUS or ANTITHESIS?
Explain WHY for 50 extra points!
"Dainty as a feather; Weightless as the moon."
ANTITHESIS
Dainty is parallel to weightless
feather and moon juxtapose each other in size
FINISH THE DEFINITION
The term RHETORIC describes any communication that is used to...
MODIFY the perspectives of others