Terminology I
What are the 3 types of Metaphors?
direct, implied, extended
What is a question to which one does not expect a response?
rhetorical question
This is an example of what?
The cats ate, drank, played, slept, ate,slept.
asyndeton
Define the components of SOAPSTONE.
SOAPSTONE
speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone
What do the following symbols mean?
OSV
GR
WC
one strong verb
general reference
word choice
This is an example of what? (not repetition)
She left too early, arrived too late and talked too much.
parallelism
This is an example of what?
Tiny minerals too torn to examine.
alliteration
This is an example of what?
The long, winding road slowly entered the vivid, green, flower-filled valley with sun shining bright.
Imagery
As the reader, what it your objective in a rhetorical analysis?
To analyze....
The analyze the effectiveness of the speaker's rhetorical choices
IN what tense should you write a rhetorical analysis?
literary present
This is an example of what?
"One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind."
antithesis
This is an example of what?
The white House made a statement.
metonymy
Explain the 3 components of the rhetorical triangle.
logos, ethos, pathos
At a minimum, how many examples should the writer include in a body paragraph?
2
Describe the intro paragraph.
Use SOAPSTONE and be concise.
This is an example of what?
She asked for more freedom; she asked for more time; she asked for more money.
anaphora
This is an example of what?
The floods brought destruction, damage and mayhem.
tricolon
This is an example of what?
The dog sat in the yard, played in the yard, and barked in the yard,
epiphora
What is the most important component of the body paragraph (after presenting examples)?
EFFECT
What person pronouns should be used in a RA?
3rd
This is an example of what?
The hands worked the fields for hours.
synecdoche
This is an example of what?
He ate and drank and talked and laughed and listened and drank and talked and laughed.
polysyndeton
This is an example of what?
In The Great Gatsby, the presence of Gatsby's luxurious mansion next to Nick's tiny, simple cottage.
juxtaposition
How should a student construct the concluding paragraph of a rhetorical analysis?
Remind the reader of the overall purpose and leave them with a profound thought or a question to ponder?
Why should a student not analyze the rhetorical triangle as the primary component in an analyzed piece of writing?
The triangle exists in all the writings that we examine.