By Erin Asbel and Hailee St. Louis

TERMS

A pun is a play on words and is created by using a word that has two different meanings, or using two different words with similar meanings for a playful effect.

PUN

REPETITION

Repetition is the reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the King's horses and all the King's menCouldn't put Humpty together again

RHETORIC

Rhetoric is the art and logic of a written or spoken argument

 

Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. The four most common rhetorical modes are as follows:• Exposition• Argumentation• Description• Narration

RHETORICAL MODES

An anecdote is an example of narration;

Which is one of the rhetorical modes

An anecdote example is the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree.

RHETORICAL STRATEGY

A strategy is a plan of action or movement to achieve a goal. In rhetoric, strategy describes the way an author organizes words and sentences in order to achieve a particular purpose.

QUIZ1.) A play on words2.) Consists of 4 modes3.) The reiteration of a word4.) The way an author organizes words5.) The art of an

argument

A. RhetoricB. PunC. Rhetorical ModesD. Rhetorical

StrategyE. Repetition

1.)B2.)C3.)E4.)D5.)A

ANSWERS

WORKS CITED

• “Glossary of Literary, Rhetorical, and Linguistic Terms” moonstar.com. Moonstar, n.d., Web. 13 Dec 2011

• “Humpty Dumpty Rhyme”. Rhymes.org.uk. Rhymes, n.d., Web. 13 Dec. 2011

• Pun image: N/A. Image. Puns Of Steel. Amsco Extra!, 22 Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Dec. 2011

• Repetition image: Carroll, Lewis. Through The Looking Glass. New York: Signet Classic, 1960. Print.

• Rhetoric image: N/A. Image. The Rhetorical Triangle. Mrs. DeVars- English and Reading Jefferson High School- MO2, Web. 13 Dec

2011• Rhetorical Strategy image: "Wordles." Digital Writing

and Research Lab. Web. 25 Apr. 2011.