Rhetorical Devices
A writers intentional reuse of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence
Repetition
A brief statement or restatement of a text
Summary
when King compared the Emancipation Proclamation to a "great beacon of hope" and to "a joyous daybreak"
metaphor
A statement about your story that catches the readers attention
Hook
a summary that does not include any opinions or judgments about what is written in the text.
Objective Summary
He was a brave lion.
Similie
The paragraph that discusses the significance of a topic
Conclusion
Successive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar grammatical structure. Can add balance and rhythm and, most importantly, emphasis to argument.
Parallelism
themes and main message that the author is trying to get the reader to convey
Central idea
What is another word that can be used that appeals to the audiences emotions
Pathos
The main claim of your paper
thesis
Any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade or make a desired impact on his/her audience.
Rhetorical Device
What are the four parts of the writing strategy? Know that each letter in the acronym does.
RACE-(R)restate, (A)answer, (C)cite, (E) explain
It is one of the most comprehensive and well structured educational systems in the world and this essay explains various elements and aspects of the US educational system
Thesis
An augmentable statement made by the author
Claim
an example of this device is... "Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all,
extended metaphor
Which Greek word means character
Ethos
"..... on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection, on unselfish performance...... (Roosevelt)
Parallelism
What combination of 3 literary terms can be used in your persuasive speaking, and writing, that will allow you to appeal to your audiences' emotions sense of reasoning and belief, therefore making your writing convincing.
Pathos Ethos Logos