Rhetorical Modes
mode gives vivid details to create a picture for the reader/listener
What is description?
A sentence with typically 5 words or less
What is telegraphic?
person talking or writing
What is the speaker?
The author’s deliberate choice of words to create a particular effect or tone.
What is diction?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
mode that shows the steps to explain how to do something
What is process?
This is posed but doesn't require an answer; it is used to make a point.
What is a rhetorical question?
What the speaker or writer wants to achieve
What is purpose?
The author’s or speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience, revealed through word choice and style.
What is tone?
Presents something as smaller, less important, or less serious than it actually is
What is understatement?
mode that clarifies a point or concept, to give a specific instance
What is illustration/exemplification?
The repetition of similar grammatical structures to create rhythm, balance, and emphasis
What is parallelism?
The specific group of people the speaker or writer is trying to reach or influence.
What is the audience?
This appeal targets the audience’s emotions to create sympathy, excitement, or motivation.
What is pathos?
reference to current, historical, religious or literary figure, event, place, etc.
What is an allusion?
mode that shows that one action leads to another action
What is cause/effect?
a sentence that withholds its main idea until the end
What is a delayed sentence?
what is happening in the big picture at the time of the text or speech
What is context?
This appeal uses reasoning and evidence to persuade the audience.
What is logos?
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence
What is anaphora?
mode that puts items into categories by dividing them by characteristics
What is classification/division?
A figure of speech in which the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second clause
What is chiasmus?
the catalyst for the text or speech
What is exigence?
This appeal builds credibility by showing the speaker’s character, expertise, or trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
Intentionally putting two contrasting words/ideas together for effect
What is juxtaposition?