Rhetorical Devices
"I can't get changed that quickly, I'm not Superman!" is an example of this type of rhetorical device
What is Allusion
“Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians" is an example of this type of persuasive appeal
What is Ethos?
Two reasons that people from England and Europe came to North America
Religious Freedom, business opportunities
Author of "A Modest Proposal"
Who is Jonathan Swift?
This type of satire is a direct, first-person-address, either to the audience or to a listener mentioned within the work.
What is Formal Satire?
"I have done this a thousand times" is an example of this type of rhetorical device
What is Hyperbole?
Ads encouraging charitable donations showing small children living in pathetic conditions is an example of this type of persuasive appeal
What is Pathos?
This religion stifled the creative works of literature, art, and theatre
Puritan Religion
What is Swift's claim in "A Modest Proposal" that the Irish should do?
The Irish should sell their babies to English butchers as a delicacy.
This type of satire is a form of a fictional narrative using ridicule, irony, exaggeration
What is indirect satire?
"plunk," "whiz," "pop" are examples of this type of rhetorical device
What is Onomatopoeia?
“All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Therefore, Socrates is mortal.”
Is a type of this persuasive appeal
What is Logos?
This became a brand new profession during the Restoration
What is Journalism
What does Swift mean when he says, "The English landlords have already devoured most of the Irish parents?
The landlords have financially devoured the Irish tenants.
This type of satire ridicules the absurdities and follies of human beings using humor or sympathy
What is Horatian satire?
"He smokes like a chimney" is an example of this type of rhetorical device
What is Simile?
The purpose of using persuasive appeals in literature is...
To persuade
3 disasters that England endured from the mid-1600s until 1700
Plague, Fire, civil war
Who does Swift feel bad for and why does he feel bad for them?
Irish. Because they are poor and hopeless
This type of satire attacks with contempt and indignation - also uses withering invective, insults, and a slashing attack.
What is Juvenalian satire?
"The car is not pretty, but it runs great" is an example of this type of rhetorical device
What is Antanagoge?
Persuasive technique that establishes the author's credibility and trustworthiness
Ethos
The Restoration brought this new style of writing: long, fictional narratives
What is the novel?
Name 3 benefits in Swift's proposal
1. lessen the number of papist 2. give the poor something of value 3. help the economy by introducing a new food. 4. decrease the time the poor have to take care of the child. 5. improve tavern businesses (new dish) 6. Encourage marriages (women well treated during pregnancy)
Name two tools used in satire
Caricatures, visual appeal, humor