Rhetorical Devices
Five examples of rhetorical devices?
What is Irony (situational, verbal, dramatic), ethos, pathos, rhetorical question, juxtaposition, anecdote.....
Exposition
Introduces the character and situation
Context + Background (appearances, personality, thought-process, experiences, family)
Setting (time, place, social/cultural surroundings, atmosphere)
Single story meaning
A story that is repeated and retold so often that is becomes the ONLY story heard/seen/known.
Think of my anecdote from when I was younger (when I learned about Christopher Columbus.
An incomplete story
What is Andy's conflict?
He is part of a gang called "the Royals" and he was stabbed by an opposing gang member within "the Guardians." He is left in an alley, on the sidewalk, bleeding and dying.
What is ethos?
True or false: Resolutions mean that the story is a happy ending because the problem is solved.
FALSE: the problem can be resolved, that does not mean everyone is happy.
Adichie says that single stories create this false impression about people or cultures. What vocabulary word does this define?
Stereotypes
What irony is used in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding?" How do we know?
Dramatic Irony: readers know something the character does not. We know Andy is dying.
“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can be used to empower and to humanize.”
What is repetition?
Why is the rising action important to segue (or move to) the climax?
The rising action is where the character begins facing a conflict (water starts bubbling analogy), and these problems start to worsen and move towards the climax, creating suspense.
Adichie tells an anecdote about ________ ___________in order for the audience to ____________________________
understand that she was guilty in believing a single story, and any one could too. Causes us to reflect on our own experiences. Have we done the same?
The cop only calling Andy "a Royal" is an example of which of our vocabulary terms?
Labeling/Labelization
"Then, one Saturday, we went to his village to visit, and his mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket made of dyed raffia that his brother had made."
What is pathos?
Highest point of tension= most drama or emotional intensity
The turning point, direct confrontation with the conflict
Why are single stories dangerous?
Stereotypes, bias, ignorance, close-minds, loss of dignity, insecurity, inequality, pressuring people into becoming the single story, manipulates the public, limits people's identities to a single perspective.....
How do stereotypes influence character decisions in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding?"
The drunk man assumes Andy is drunk like him, refuses to help.
The cop only sees Andy as "A Royal," no reaction to the murdered teen
"...a student told me that it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my novel. I told him that I had just read a novel called “American Psycho” and that it was such a shame that young Americans were serial murderers."
What is irony?
The gray cloud sees his stork fly to another cloud, a fluffy white one. He believes the stork betrayed him. The gray cloud becomes angry and sad (thundering).
Adichie realized her own stories were influenced by the fact that she had been exposed to mostly what kinds of books?
Western/Foreign Literature
Why is the cop's last line in "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" contrasted to Laura's?
Showcases the different perspectives on Andy or in general, an individual.
Multiple perspectives matter and judging on appearance limit's ones individuality and identity.
Laura sees him as his true self rather than the persona of a "gang member Royal"