ID #1
“The king is dead; long live the king.”
Epanalepsis
“Suddenly Rosa was standing in front of my face, right in front of me–right in front of my face.”
amplification
Is orange or blue better?
(no real answer, just see what they do)
Why do we study rhetoric?
It is the study of the culture that produces certain kinds of language use and displays the historical moment from which something important -- usually a speech, an expression of self -- comes
Using anaphora, explain 'epistrophe' to me
Epistrophe repeats at end whereas anaphora repeats at the start
“Is she smart? That girl is an Einstein.”
Eponym
Maximilen Robespierre, AKA "The Reign of Terror"
Epithet(on)
What is the difference between analogy and simile?
analogy = two similar things; used to expand upon a new thing using previous knowledge
simile = similar things; like or as
uniform; standard; loose; periodic; complex; simple; non-standard; parenthetical; appositive; convoluted; compound
What do the Ss stand for in SOAPS?
Subject; speaker
“I can resist anything except temptation.” — Oscar Wilde
paradox
“I appreciate profound conversations and I despise superficial talk.”
Parallelism
What is a literary analysis thesis compared to a rhetorical analysis thesis?
Literary = concerned with the text itself
Rhetorical = links the text's written style to the greater world context
Explain the construction of an 'epanalepsis'
Repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end.
“You think life is difficult? Tell Nelson Mandela about it.”
Allusion / irony
“He’s one of the most influential actors in Hollywood (=US film industry).”
Metonymy
“I won’t tell you that it’s bad manners to put your elbow on the table while you’re eating.”
Parallipsis
“Public speaking is adrenaline, euphoria, acknowledgment, fun, creativity, energy, passion, …” versus “An audience falls asleep soon—that is, after seven minutes.”
First is enumeratio (list) and second is distinctio (enumerates to make a point)
What's the syntactical order of a icrotheme?
Thesis; claim; evidence; analysis; claim 2; evidence 2; analysis 2; conclusion
Define exigence
An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak. The term exigence comes from the Latin word for "demand." It was popularized in rhetorical studies by Lloyd Bitzer in "The Rhetorical Situation" ("Philosophy and Rhetoric," 1968).
"If Elon Musk doesn't give me the rights to X, he is going to get--!"
Praeteratio
“Public speaking is adrenaline, euphoria, acknowledgment, fun, creativity, energy, passion, …”
Enumeratio
Difference between parallipsis, aporia, and praeteratio?
parallipsis = pretends to gloss over something
aporia = feigned expression of doubt
praeteratio = pretended omission for rhetorical effect
What is the difference between READER and AUDIENCE?
Reader = you
Audience is for whom the text was written/devised
"This year's space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined. That budget now stands at 5 billion, 400 million dollars a year -- a staggering sum, though somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year."
anesis