Rhetorical Techniques
Another word or way to think about mood
What is Aura, or aura of a text?
2 of the 3 reasons why an author might write something
What is to inform, to persuade, or to entertain (must have 2 of 3)?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A statement that is presented as fact that serves as the central idea of an argument
What is a claim?
The abbreviation for this strategy is TQ
What is Tough Question?
The way that an author writes or says something OR an author's feelings about a subject
What is tone/attitude?
What is Logos?
Giving inanimate objects human qualities
What is personification?
This is important for authors to have so that readers trust them. It can be gained by including relevant and accurate quotes
What is credibility?
This signpost is noticing when ideas across a text are conflicting or different
What is Contrasts and Contradictions?
Repetition of grammatical structures, I.E. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
What is parallelism?
An author's appeal to emotion
What is Pathos?
A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use "like" or "as"
When authors try to gain the reader's trust it is called this appeal to credibility
What is Ethos?
This strategy is exposed when the author says something like "I remember when" or "last time I..."
What is Memory Moment
The tone of this passage:
There are words like Freedom
Sweet and wonderful to say.
On my heartstrings freedom sings
All day everyday.
What is a joyful and uplifting tone?
An author's appeal to credibility or ethics
What is Ethos?
An example of this would be "the tree stood silently"
What is personification?
Authors include evidence in their arguments for this reason
What is to support their claim with other sources/experts?
This signpost refers to when authors use language that is absolute in nature
What is Extreme/Tough Language?
Using repetition, this idea is emphasized throughout the following passage:
Selfies can be downright bad for us - bad for our self-esteem and body image, bad for our productivity and our schoolwork, even bad for our friendships
What is the idea that selfies are bad?
The author has this purpose in the following passage:
There are words like Freedom
Sweet and wonderful to say.
On my heartstrings freedom sings
All day everyday.
**hint - explain it in depth, not just entertain, persuade, inform etc...**
What is to talk about how to feel about different meanings of different words?
An example of this would be "the book was a doorway to another world"
What is a metaphor?
The claim of the following passage:
The truth is that taking selfies may seem harmless and fun, but more and more research shoes that this fad can confuse a person's sense of identity, and it may even fiddle with his or her sense of reality. We might start to think that we look better then we actually do. That wouldn't be so terrible. But we also might start comparing ourselves to others too often. We might start saying things like, "I'll never be as cute as my best friend," or "I'll never be as popular as the new kid," or "I'll never have that much fun. Ever."
What is The truth is that taking selfies may seem harmless and fun, but more and more research shoes that this fad can confuse a person's sense of identity, and it may even fiddle with his or her sense of reality?
This strategy asks you to stop when you see quotation marks and think about why the author might include them
What is Quoted Words?