AP Rhetorical Devices List Anecdote Perspective Aphorism A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature A character’s view of the situation or events in the story A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. The writings of Benjamin Franklin contain many aphorisms‚ such as "Early to bed and early to rise/Make a man healthy‚ wealthy‚ and wise." Contradiction A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency Apostrophe
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For example‚ “truth” is compared to a metal object that can be molded to a different shape of the mind desire. “Unforgiving minutes” means that time waits for no one‚ and we have to keep going because every missed seconds/opportunity is important. “Walk with
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reach you all. Rhetorical devices: Special patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and stir the audiences emotions‚ usually found in persuasive discourse Parallelism - the repetition of phrases or sentances that are similar in structure or meaning for rhetorical effect Examples: - "we have petitioned‚ we have remonstrated‚ we have supplication..." -the beatitudes -Martin Luther king Rhetorical question: asking a question with an obvious answer Example: "shall we gather
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British government was known as the Declaration of Independence. This document pursued to happiness and liberty for the colonist in the 13 colonial states of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson use the rhetorical devices diction and repetition to convince the United States to declare independence from Great Britain. The choice of words that was presented in the article makes the context of the article to be presented differently. The diction used was negative
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opportunity‚ and the ability to become very successful. There have been many movies and books that depict the American Dream‚ but both show that the American Dream is not always the happy story that most Americans yearn for. These two movies are Citizen Kane and Mildred Pierce. As these two movies show that the American Dream is not what it seems‚ they show how middle class life and strong family values is the key to a good life. In the movie Mildred Pierce‚ the American Dream is portrayed as more
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stepping up and resolving the apparent issues. The song is targeted towards a younger generation who is not making any effort towards improvement as a society. John Mayers lyrics compel his audience to act upon his message with use of the persuasive device repetition‚ and the persuasive appeal pathos. To begin with‚ the piece uses repetition of the word “waiting”
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The Declaration of Independence Rhetorical Analysis Christian Johnson / P6 PART I The Declaration of Independence is considered by many to be the finest piece of political prose ever written. It can be seen as a document in five parts: the introduction‚ the preamble‚ the denunciation of George III‚ the denunciation of the British people‚ and the conclusion. We are going to closely examine the first three as a way to understand how Jefferson’s rhetorical strategies serves the political
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it is increasingly popular for the Media outlet and even reporter’s opinion to matter more. Within America a great debate rages over whether the news is bias‚ or the readers. It is the bias of the media that begins all‚ the original bias comes from the word themselves. Media bias is a serious problem within America today‚ and many examples help to prove this. Many of the tendencies of the news have certain causes that attribute their biases. For one‚ the geographical location of many major
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Shakespeare’s drama‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is saturated with rhetorical strategies. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Antony use their words throughout different parts of the play to sway other people’s opinions. Cassius’s persuasion is so powerful it leads to the death of Julius Caesar. Brutus is left with the repercussions of the assassination and has to speak to the Romans. Brutus and Antony go back-to-back speaking to the Romans using rhetorical strategies to explain their diverse views on the event. These
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ideologies. So the media in many cases not only cases bias for the tangible goods for their group‚ their readers and themselves‚ but also for the promotion of their cultural environment. All of those conflicts that were mentioned above are ultimately the struggle between the liberal and conservative‚ between democracy and order. Often one of those group would ignore the need and desirability of its opposite in different places in the world; therefore the bias would be created in both intended and unintended
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