Schemes
Repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words.
What is Alliteration?
The opening sentence of a Rhetorical Analysis essay.
What is rhetorical precis?
Asking a question for a purpose other than obtaining the information requested.
What is Rhetorical Question?
The meaning behind each letter in the acronym "SOAPSTone."
What is Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone?
A way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.
What is Figurative Language?
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
What is Parallelism?
An action word that describes the kind of action taken to better illustrate what the speaker is doing.
What is a Rhetorically Accurate Verb?
Reference to one thing as another, implying a comparison.
What is Metaphor?
It is important to link the effect of the speakers rhetorical choices to this SOAPSTone element.
What is Audience?
The repeating of a word or phrase used to add emphasis and stress in writing and speech.
What is Repetition?
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is Anaphora?
The goal of a Rhetorical Analysis essay.
What is to analyze an author's purpose and the use of devices/strategies to effect the audience in an intentional way?
A contradictory statement that contains a measure of truth.
What is Paradox?
The general topic of a piece can be explicit (clearly stated) or implied (hinted at). In SOAPSTone, it is known as this.
What is the Subject?
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What is Diction?
Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas (often in parallel structure).
What is Antithesis?
The structure of a Rhetorical Analysis body paragraph.
What is a topic sentence with device, textual evidence, effect on the audience, and connection to author's purpose?
Using language in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite of what the terms used denote
What is Irony?
What is the main factor that can indicate the tone of a passage?
What is Diction?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
What is Syntax?
Omission of a word or words readily implied by context.
What is Ellipsis?
The main objective to earn the sophistication point.
What is linking/connecting rhetorical devices to show their common goal of achieving the speakers purpose?
Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes.
What is Metonymy?
When reading the passage, you will find most elements of SOAPStone in?
What is the prompt?
The techniques that a writer uses to convey specific ideas to the readers.
What is Strategies of Development?