Persuasive Techniques

Above, in the video and set of slides, are a collection of rhetorical devices that every student of Language and Literature should know.

Level Two Connections in Rhetoric and Other Non-Literary Texts

Rhetorical devices, in Level One, can also achieve larger appeals in Level Two. Watch the video to the right to learn a little more about these.


Additionally, when analyzing rhetoric or non-literary texts like speeches, media, advertisements, or persuasive articles, authors might be discussing real people or places instead of character or setting. When analyzing the depiction of real places, we are going to talk about them differently to how we do in literature. Click HERE to see how. 

An Example Analyzing Rhetoric