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The Basics:
The Basics:
RHETORICAL DEVICES:
Rhetoric/Rhetorical Devices - language devices; the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Rhetoric/Rhetorical Devices - language devices; the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Parallelism - the use of similar grammatical structures to express related ideas
(EXAMPLE: We shall pay any price, bear any burden, oppose any foe...)
Rhetorical Question - a question to which no response is expected because the answer is obvious or is the point the writer intends to prove (EXAMPLE: If winter comes, can spring be far behind?)
Charged Language - strong words that appeal to the emotions and create a powerful impression on readers
(EXAMPLE: Only a fool or a cheat would oppose these new rules.)
Repetition - using the same words frequently to reinforce concepts and unify the speech
Analogy - drawing a comparison that shows the similarity between two unlike things
Antithesis - a form of parallelism that emphasizes contrasts (EXAMPLE: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.)
Allusion - a brief, unexplained reference to a well-known person, historical event,
organization, literary work, or place (EXAMPLE: We all got the feeling that we were not in Kansas anymore. reference to Wizard of Oz)
Anaphora - the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. ( EXAMPLE: "I Have a Dream" speech)
What Makes Good Readers:
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