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Ex: “…yourselves from those narrow prejudices which you have imbibed with respect to them and as Job proposed to his friends, ‘put yourself in their souls stead,’…” Job- who who suffers a great deal but remains faithful; from an OT character whose faith in God was tested by Satan; though he lost his family and belongings, he remained patient and faithful Def: literary, historical, religious, or mythological REFERENCE to something well-known by many.
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Rhetoric• The art of speaking, writing and
communicating effectively.• Rhetoric is a tool writers and speakers use in
order to influence the judgment or feelings of the readers and listeners.
Ex: “…yourselves from those narrow prejudices which you have imbibed with respect to them and as Job proposed to his friends, ‘put yourself in their souls stead,’…”Job- who who suffers a great deal but remains faithful; from an OT character whose faith in God was tested by Satan; though he lost his family and belongings, he remained patient and faithful
Def: literary, historical, religious, or mythological REFERENCE to something well-known by many.
Def: IMPLIED, underlying
meaning of a word
Def: DICTIONARY DEFINITION of a
word
Def: WORD CHOICE
High level, low level, emotional, vehement, etc.
Def: EXTREME EXAGGERATION
Look, there’s an allusion too!
Def: SENSORY DETAIL to evoke feeling or emotion or to describe; the 5 senses
Ex: “Her cheeks were rosy and so was my love – bursting with fragrance and softness.”
AN IMPLIED DIFFERENCE.VERBAL: Difference between what is said and what is meantSITUATIONAL: Difference between what you are led to expect and what actually happensDRAMATIC: Difference between what one character knows and what the audience knows (We know something the character does not know.)
Clarification: If I say, “Gee, I really wish it would snow,” and it starts snowing immediately, that is apropos (too perfect). It is NOT ironic. (There is no DIFFERENCE between what I wanted and what happened.)
Direct: A sea of troubles. OR Indirect: His depression was vast, swelled by troubles that perpetually crested and fell.
Def: comparison WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS
Def: question asked merely for effect, NOT expected to be answered
"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?"
(H. L. Mencken)
Def: Usually hurtful or personally attacking. Such as CRITICAL PRAISE.
Def: human failings/ negative societal attitudes are RIDICULED, sometimes by false agreement or praise.
He is as pretty as your mom.
Def: comparison using LIKE OR AS
Def: person, place, or thing that REPRESENTSsomething
Ex: Golden Arches representMcDonald’s
The way words and sentences are arranged.
Sentences can be short and choppy or long and flowing. Pay close attention to the
punctuation.
Def: author’s FEELINGS/ Tone of voice in his piece of writing
President Bush9/11 Speech
Background• http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks/videos/911-timeline
• 4:45
Lsiten as President Bush delivered this speech to the entire nation on the night of 9/11• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbqCquDl4k4• 4:24
• Reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suB5wNSNBjs
Now, read the speech• The printed speech has left out some small portions of
the recorded speech
•Analyze the speech for • SOAPS/G• Ethos/Pathos/Logos
