Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Period: ___________ RHETORICAL DEVICES GUIDED NOTES
Rhetorical Appeals vs. Devices
Rhetorical Device:
Any ___________________ or _____________________ that an author or speaker uses to help _____________ or make a desired impact on his/her audience. Basic Rhetorical Devices
Device Defini=on Example Simile A comparison using ________ or _____ He is _____ brave _____ a _________. _____________ A comparison without using like or as Time is a _____________. All the world’s a __________. Personifica3on Assigning _____________ quali=es to something that is not _____________ The stars ______________ through the moonlit sky. ______________ ______________ A ques=on asked for _______________ not requiring an ________________ “If you prick us, do we not _______________?” Other Common Rhetorical Devices
Device Defini=on Example Allusion A brief ______________ to a famous __________ or __________—oNen from _____________, _____________, Greek mythology, or the ____________. Can help to simplify complex ideas. Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when _________ built the ark. He was a real _____________ with the ladies. Hyperbole An obvious and deliberate ______________ (to _____________ something or for _________ purposes). He’s so hungry, he could eat a ________________. Euphemism A ___________ or _____________ word or phrase used instead of on that could be _______________ or ____________. “_________________” instead of “die.” “_______________” instead of “fired.” RHETORICAL DEVICES GUIDED NOTES
Other Common Rhetorical Devices cont’d
Device Defini=on Example Anaphora The ________________ of words at the _________________ of a line. “___________________ in France. ________________ on the seas and oceans. ________ ____________ with growing confidence…” (Churchill) Epistrophe The ________________ of words at the ____________ of a line. “See _________________; speak ________________; hear _________________.” Parallelism Successive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar ____________________. Can add ___________ and ___________ and, most importantly, ______________ to argument. ONen occurs with _______________ and _____________. "Let every na=on know… we shall ___________________, _______________________, _______________________, ______________________ to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” (JFK) Juxtaposi3on Pu]ng two _________________ elements together that are so ______________ that the effect is ___________________, surprising, wi_y, or even ______________. ONen occurs with ____________________. “That's one ______________ Understatement A statement that ______________ the significance of something or says ________than it means; oNen used for ______________ effect. “There is a novel type of ___________ that brings no destruc=on, except to ____________.” (E.B White) “I have to have this opera=on. It isn’t very _____________. I have this =ny li_le _________ on the brain.” (Salinger) Oxymoron The combina=on of _____ _________of _____________ meaning for drama=c, ______________ or provoca=ve effect “_____________ secret” “Tragic _____________” “_______________ shrimp” “O__________ love! O loving _________!” (Shakespeare) for _______; one giant leap for _____________.” (Armstrong) “_____________ and poverty, ___________ and grief, orange and __________, God and ___________; let us se_le ourselves and work and wedge…” (Thoreau) Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Period: ___________ RHETORICAL DEVICES PRACTICE
Create Your Own Examples
Instruc3ons: In the spaces below, develop your own original examples demonstra=ng your understanding each rhetorical device using words, phrases or sentences. Next, create an illustra=on that visually represents each device and helps you remember its meaning. Device Allusion Hyperbole Euphemism Anaphora Epistrophe Parallelism Juxtaposi3on Understatement Oxymoron Example using Words/Sentences Visual Representa=on