Yay, Tuesday!
Take out a piece of loose
leaf and get ready to do a
practice quiz about
rhetorical devices!
Rhetorical Device Test #2:
Next week Wednesday
One retake will be available. It will
be optional, after school, and there
will be more remediation required.
You get the score you get.
Identifying examples, not
definitions.
Which rhetorical device?
“We shall fight in the
trenches. We shall fight
on the oceans. We shall
fight in the sky.”
Which rhetorical device?
Anaphora
“We shall fight in the
trenches. We shall fight
on the oceans. We shall
fight in the sky.”
Which rhetorical device?
The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn,
covers its ears but is parted above the eyes.
The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin,
dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has
cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its
broad grin disappears into the wide, white
ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a
fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side
of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is
red.
Which rhetorical device?
Description
The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn,
covers its ears but is parted above the eyes.
The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin,
dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has
cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its
broad grin disappears into the wide, white
ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a
fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side
of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is
red.
Which rhetorical device?
Eighty percent of the writers
interviewed said they write at
least four rough drafts before they
publish a piece of writing.
Which rhetorical device?
Logos
Eighty percent of the writers
interviewed said they write at
least four rough drafts before they
publish a piece of writing.
Which rhetorical device?
She stood before the class preparing to
present her speech. She regretted not
rehearsing the night before. Her knees
shook, her breath grew shallow, and
colored spots danced before her eyes.
She gripped the podium and hoped she
would not pass out in front of her
classmates.
Which rhetorical device?
Pathos
She stood before the class preparing to
present her speech. She regretted not
rehearsing the night before. Her knees
shook, her breath grew shallow, and
colored spots danced before her eyes.
She gripped the podium and hoped she
would not pass out in front of her
classmates.
Which rhetorical device?
“O, my love is like a red, red rose
That’s newly spring in June.
O, my love is like a melody,
That’s sweetly played in tune.”
Which rhetorical device?
Simile
“O, my love is like a red, red rose
That’s newly spring in June.
O, my love is like a melody,
That’s sweetly played in tune.”
Which rhetorical device?
“The wind yells while
blowing.”
Which rhetorical device?
Personification
“The wind yells while
blowing.”
Which rhetorical device?
“Within an hour after the earthquake
shock the smoke of San Francisco's
burning was a lurid tower visible a
hundred miles away. And for three
days and nights this lurid tower
swayed in the sky, reddening the sun,
darkening the day, and filling the land
with smoke.”
Which rhetorical device?
Narration
“Within an hour after the earthquake
shock the smoke of San Francisco's
burning was a lurid tower visible a
hundred miles away. And for three
days and nights this lurid tower
swayed in the sky, reddening the sun,
darkening the day, and filling the land
with smoke.”
Which rhetorical device?
“My love is a fragile flower.”
Which rhetorical device?
Metaphor
“My love is a fragile flower.”
Which rhetorical device?
When my family goes on a road
trip, we function just like the
inner workings of the minivan we
drive—each family member has a
specific role, and when one part
fails, the whole trip breaks down.
Which rhetorical device?
Analogy
When my family goes on a road
trip, we function just like the
inner workings of the minivan we
drive—each family member has a
specific role, and when one part
fails, the whole trip breaks down.
Which rhetorical device?
As the runner dashed into view,
he suddenly turned to the side,
leaped into the air, shouted out to
the crowd and crashed to the
ground.
Which rhetorical device?
Parallel Structure
As the runner dashed into view,
he suddenly turned to the side,
leaped into the air, shouted out to
the crowd and crashed to the
ground.
Which rhetorical device?
“I have been teaching writing
for twenty years . . .”
“Nine out of ten dentists
agree…”
Which rhetorical device?
Ethos
“I have been teaching writing
for twenty years . . .”
“Nine out of ten dentists
agree…”
Which rhetorical device?
“Oh, come on, I think I have a
chance with her,” Dudley said.
“Yeah, sure, just about as much
chance as the Colts have getting
to the Superbowl this year,”
retorted Ronald.
Which rhetorical device?
Allusion
“Oh, come on, I think I have a
chance with her,” Dudley said.
“Yeah, sure, just about as much
chance as the Colts have getting
to the Superbowl this year,”
retorted Ronald.
Your turn:
together with your partner…
1. Write a metaphor
2. Write a simile
3. Write an analogy
4. Write a sentence that uses anaphora
5. Write a sentence that uses parallel structure
6. Write a sentence that contains an allusion
7. Write a sentence that uses personification
8. Write a sentence of narration
9. Write a sentence of description
10.Write a sentence that uses ethos to convince
11.Write a sentence that uses pathos to convince
12.Write a sentence that uses logos to convince
They arrived in town by bus, by train,
by plane, and even walking.
They arrived in town by bus, by train,
by plane, and even walking.
They arrived in town by bus, by train,
by plane, and by foot.
Study develops the mind; exercise
develops the body; and understanding
is developed by experience.
Study develops the mind; exercise
develops the body; and understanding
is developed by experience.
Study develops the mind; exercise
develops the body; experience develops
the understanding.
He enjoyed going to the movies as well
as trips to the theater.
He enjoyed going to the movies as well
as trips to the theater.
 He enjoyed going to the movies as well as
going to the theater.
Homework:
Bring your third rough draft of your
descriptive paragraph tomorrow. This
should be a 50/50 combination of drafts
one and two. Include the word count at
the top. We will do peer editing tomorrow.
Thursday: Re-take day for On Writing
(graphic organizers and paragraph must
be done to re-take) and Rhetorical Device
quiz #1.