Rhetorical Moves
What is tone?
Reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work
What is a simile?
When two unlike things are compared to one another using the words “like” or “as”.
Ethos
Ethos can also be thought of as how credible his/her argument is, or how they appeal to credibility or experience.
What's the best RAV for a writer using imagery?
a. Shows
b. Demonstrates
c. Describes
Describes, because the point is to make the visual more real to the reader through the intense imagery.
How should you structure your intro?
Hook, transition to essay topic, introduce the text/characters, thesis.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question which implies a response in line with the author's argument.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other. For example, the metaphor “My love is a rose.”
Pathos
Appeals to the emotions and the sympathetic imagination, as well as to beliefs and values.
Jimi Hendrix ________ the electric guitar; no one had ever played like him before.
a. Played
b. Taught
c. Redefined
c. Redefined
How should you structure your conclusion?
Restate / synthesize main points; move outwards beyond the text to why this applies to the real world / reader.
What is a conceit?
From the Latin term for “concept,” a poetic conceit is an often unconventional, elaborate, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose delights are more intellectual than sensual.
What is personifciation?
When a non living thing is given human characteristics.
Logos
Appeals to reason. Logos can also be thought of as the logical ordering of an argument or using data / graphs.
What verb is this?
Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, esp. information)
Analyze
What is a claim?
A claim is the writer’s own answer to the research question or problem, and it is grounded in credible evidence found during the process. Should be debatable.
What is parallelism?
Parallelism usually describes two parts of a sentence whose grammar repeats
What is imagery?
When something is described in vivid detail so the reader can picture it in their imagination.
What components make up the rhetorical situation?
1) Speaker, 2) Audience, 3) Purpose, 4) Mindset to Overcome
What verb is this?
Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at
Allude to
What makes for effective evidence? (everything you know about the evidence portion of CER)
Introduce the quote, have the quote, citation. Should be concise but impactful. Should actually prove your claim.
What is inverted syntax?
In English, “normal” grammatical order is Subject, Verb, and Object (S-V-O). When a writer inverts syntax by changing the grammatical order of a sentence, it: draws the reader’s attention to a particular part of the sentence, helps visualize/hear/feel the situation, creates a rhyme or stress pattern to ensure the iambic pentameter, and amuses the reader by creating unexpected.
What is symbolism?
When a writer seems to be using tangible objects to represent intangible ideas.
In the Tangled scene where Rapunzel convinces herself to see the floating lights, what is the rhetorical situation?
1) Speaker: Rapunzel, 2) Audience: Rapunzel, 3) Purpose: To convince herself to leave the tower and see the lights, 4) Mindset to Overcome: that she would be a terrible person and betray Mother Gothel by leaving.
What verb is this?
Compare in such a way as to emphasize differences
Contrast
What is the reasoning? What makes for good reasoning?
The glue that holds arguments together and connects the ideas in a logical sequence. It explains the connection between the claim and the evidence. Good reasoning breaks down the quote clearly and precisely (referencing specific words), and directly relates back to the claim.