Rhetorical Situation Components
Who the writer is speaking to
What is "Audience"
The MOD that explains events in story form
What is narration?
This piece of the rehtorical framework is a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning
What is figurative language?
'The formation and structure of sentences in the text' is this
What is Syntax?
The RS component that discusses the author himself/herself and how they want to be percieved
What is the writer?
The MOD that defines a concept/word with synonyms, essential definition, or extended definitions
What is definition?
This is the “English-y” stuff you’re use to and these features are the choices authors use
What are textual features?
_______ is from the classical Greek dictio or “choice of words"
What is Diction?
The circumstances surrounding the situation
What is context?
DAILY DOUBLE!
"Chris Mcandless was unprepared for the Alaskan wild, so he died" is this MOD
Diction, Syntax, repetition/parallelism, Imagery, Alliteration, Allusions, metaphor/simile and personification are all examples of this rhetorical choice
What are Rhetorical Devices?
DAILY DOUBLE!
low (informal), elevate (formal language), abstract vs. concrete (general vs specific), and denotation vs. connotation make up this acronym to remember the components of diction.
"To + a verb" helps you formulate this component of the RS
What is purpose?
This MOD is when you write about 2 or more areas of a topic and discuss their similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
These do not stand alone--the rhetorical situation effects HOW and WHY an author uses these
What are apeals?
The four types of senteces that contribute to the syntax of a piece
What is a simple, complex, compoud, and compound-complex sentence
"The assasination of MLK Jr." is an example of this RS component
What is exigence?
When Krakauer writes, "Frequently the updrafts create cells of muscular, anvil-headed cumulonimbus clouds that can rise thirty thousand feet or more above the Mojave" he is using this MOD
What is description?
'verb, how devices fit together, author does'
What is Rhetorical Stratedy?
These three types of terms contribute to the 'Ladder of Abstraction' in diction
What is an abstract term, specific term, and concrete term?