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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Edgar‚ Gloucester’s legitimate son‚ will inherit all of his father’s land. By presenting the rage of Edmund Shakespeare carefully takes advantage of effective rhetorical devices in order to promote Edmund’s argument and further his stance on the issue. In this passage Shakespeare makes tactful use of repetition‚ and ponders multiple rhetorical questions in order to capture the extent of Edmund’s beliefs of jealousy and revenge. By constantly restating and repeating the words “bastard” and “legitimate”
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the evil or the blessing will 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
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Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The topic I chose to examine was the “1992 Republican National Convention Address: A Whisper of AIDS” by Mary Fisher (1992). I was impressed with how even keeled she presented her speech. If there was any bias‚ then I had trouble detecting it with one exception; that she implied that if you are ignorant and believe the hype that only minorities‚ gays‚ and drug users can contract aids. (Fisher‚ 1992). I feel that it was a rhetorical analogy that she used
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In the passage Flaubert uses various techniques to reveal the conditions of the characters relationship. Flaubert uses diction to establish the contrasting tones between Charles and Emma. The tone Flaubert depicts for Charles is a naïve happiness which then transitions to a more confused tone for Emma‚ revealing their unstable relationship. Flaubert reveals in this passage a rather happy tone for Charles. At one point in the passage it says " at such moments his happiness knew no bounds." This
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• Write a minimum 500-word response to the following questions: · What are some examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech? · How did the speaker address arguments and counter arguments? · Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answer. This speech was done before election time of the new governor. This video had many examples of fallacies. “Using emotion the wrong way most often creates what is known as a fallacy. Fallacies
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The song starts out with a strang questioning of reality: “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide‚ No escape from reality‚ Open your eyes‚ look up to the skies and see”. They first two lines are rhetorical questions. They help establish the state of mind needed in order to continue with the song. The third line is a metaphor. It means everything is crashing down on him‚ and he cannot escape it. It seems to conclude that he is caught between a dream
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RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is
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The Darkness of Macbeth Begins! William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world’s greatest poems‚ drama and sonnets‚ including Macbeth. Most of Shakespeare’s famous works are viewed all over the world. Throughout the play of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare had written a famous soliloquy in Act V called “To-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ and to-morrow.” In Macbeth’s soliloquy‚ Macbeth’s words capture a major theme of the play. It presents a dark
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Rhetorical Analysis Written in a way that can only be described as thought-provoking‚ throughout his biography “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave” Douglass utilizes a variety of rhetorical techniques and devices‚ among which are ethos‚ pathos‚ and comical irony. Douglass takes his experience as a child to persuade people of the horrors of
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