Rhetoric
Whats a rhetorical device?
the specific strategies used in a text to achieve a goal.
A little boy loses his mom to smoking.
pathos
Whats anaphora?
where a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of the clauses
What is a deity
a god or goddess (in polytheistic religion) or the creator and supreme being in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity.
The messenger has come from what town on the map?
Corinth
Whats a rhetorical question
A question asked to make a point rather than get an answer
whats the point of pathos?
an appeal to emotion
Whats antithesis?
two strongly contrasting ideas, expressed using parallel structure
What is a Quatrain
A stanza (poetic paragraph) of 4 lines, especially one having alternate rhythms.
What news does the messenger bring
Polybus is dead and Oedipus will be the new king
Whats rhetorical situation?
The occasion and audience for which a speech or text is written
whats the point of logos?
an appeal to logic
Whats allusion?
Unexplained reference within a text to a well known literary work
What is Divine Will
God's will, God's plan and he is able to work to make it happen even though allowing the free choices of people.
Why does the messenger bring news of his fathers death to Oedipus?
Oedipus is heir to the throne in Cornith
What are the 3 rhetorical devices?
ethos, pathos, logos
whats the point of ethos?
an appeal to ethics
Whats anadiplosis?
The repeating or the last word of a phrase or clause to start the consecutive
what is a prophet
Someone who is a pro claimer of the will of god, like a fortune teller
Why is Oedipus excited about the news that his father died
If he died, than that means Oedpius didn't kill him.
What the goal of Rhetorical appeals
The goal is to appeal to the audience
citation of statistics, facts, charts, and graphs.
logos
Whats charged language?
Using words and phrases with strong connotations
What is a prophecy
A prediction of the future, a message that is claimed by a prophet.
The messenger tells Oedipus not to fear sleeping with Queen Merope (his mother). Why?
Merope is not his real mother; he was adopted.