Devices
The feelings associated with a word
Connotative meaning
Telling an impassioned story establishes...
Pathos
What is rhetoric?
Persuasion...speaking/writing persuasively
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I've tried…" (2 devices)
Personification, imagery
"Snap, crackle and pop" (1 device)
Onomatopoeia
A significant element repeated throughout a text
Motif
Creating a sense of morality and honesty for your reader establishes...
Ethos
Name a rhetorical device that could be used in an appeal to logos and explain why it would help to enhance that appeal.
Answers may vary
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog" (1 device)
Metaphor
"Because I could not stop for Death—
He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality." (1 device)
Personification
A word that is created from a sound
Onomatopoeia
"Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I've made all over the world, I am confident that those potsherds are Mesopotamian in origin."
Ethos (credibility)
How could personification be used to appeal to a reader's sense of pathos?
Giving human characteristics to a non-human subject can help a reader to identify with the subject, can give power to an issue, make the subject matter more familiar with the reader, etc
"You can break everything I am
Like I’m made of glass
Like I’m made of paper" (1 device)
Simile
"With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood." (1 device)
Inclusive language
Answering a question you've asked
Hypophora
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."
Logos
What is the difference between a literary device, a rhetorical device, and a persuasive technique?
Literary devices are used in fictional texts to enhance the thematic meaning of the work. Rhetorical devices are used in non-fictional, persuasive texts to enhance the arguments and appeals being made. Persuasive techniques are the same as rhetorical devices.
"Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on" (2 devices)
Juxtaposition, Personification
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity..." (2 devices)
Anaphora, juxtaposition
The matching of the forms of words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence
Parallelism
"Where would we be without this tradition? Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we've celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes. We've made memories."
Pathos
Explain the relationship between rhetoric, rhetorical devices, and the appeals.
An effective argument with good rhetoric needs to appeal to an audience's sense of emotion & reasoning while also maintaining credibility and building trust in the author's perspective. Rhetoric devices can be used to create those appeals and add emphasis to the claims in the argument.
"I’ve got the moves like Jagger" (2 devices)
Allusion, Simile
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me--filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before" (4 devices)
Personification, imagery, assonance, consonance