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Rhetorical Devices
The document explains the concept of rhetorical devices, highlighting their importance in effective speaking and writing. It categorizes these devices into figures of speech, sonic devices, and Aristotelian appeals, detailing examples such as metaphors, alliteration, and pathos. The text also emphasizes the use of sound and emotional appeal as essential components of rhetoric.
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- 3. rhet·o·ric • ˈretərik/ • noun •the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
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- 6. Rhetorical Devices • Metaphor •Analogy • Simile • Irony • Story telling • Sonic
- 7. Altered signification devices •Devices of altered signification shift the meaning of words. • Metaphor directly says something is something else. For example, "his beard was a lion's mane". • Simile is a gentler form of metaphor which tends to use "as" or "like" to compare something to something else. For example, "his beard was like a lion's mane."
- 8. Sonic devices • Sonicdevices depend on sound. • Alliteration is the use of a stream of words with the same first phoneme, only interrupted by grammatically required words (e.g. a(n), the, to, for, by, etc.). It is used for emphasis, suggesting a humorous or even threatening tone.. – The zoo kept several selfish seals. – I hate that heartless heathen. • Assonance is the repetition of a similar set of vowel sounds. It is used to emphasize intensity, mood, and imagery, among others. • Cacophony is the use of words with harsh consonants, usually at the beginning of a word. – KitKat – pauper – cacophony
- 9. Sonic devices • Onomatopoeiais the use of words that attempt to emulate a sound. When used colloquially, it is often accompanied by multiple exclamation marks and in all caps. It is common in comic strips and some cartoons. – thwap - lying down carelessly; dropping a pile of papers or books carelessly – kaboom - exploding – ding-dong - ringing a doorbell – plop - sitting/lying down carelessly (also a verb: “Plop down on the couch.”) – bang - exploding; shooting a powerful gun – clap – shoosh - an individual shooshing another
- 10. Aristotelian Categories • Logos:is the use of logical ideas to appeal to the audience (sometimes through use of a "logo"). • Pathos: is an appeal to the audience's emotions. • Ethos: describes the guiding tenets that characterize a community, nation, or ideology; it may also appeal to the author's credibility. It is an appeal based on the character of the speaker.
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- 12. Alexander the Greatand Aristotle
- 14. • Audience • Purpose •Message • Speaker • Context
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