Post on 24-Dec-2015
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Advanced Rhetorical Devices
Identification vs. Purpose vs. Effect
Review VocabularyOAlliteration – tongue twister
O Same consonant sound at the start of words
OAnaphora – Get Up Offa That ThingO Repetition of a word or words at the
start of a sentence or phraseOChiasmus – Waldo finds you
O Reversal in syntax to make the second half have different meaning
New Vocabulary
New Vocabulary
OHyperbole
OAllusion
OSynecdoche
Hyperbole
Allusion
Synecdoche
New Vocabulary
OHyperbole
OAllusion
OSynecdoche
New Vocabulary
OHyperbole – Greatest thing ever!
OAllusion – But soft…(bear)
OSynecdoche – Give us bread
Hyperbole
OExaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
HyperboleO Examples:
O My grandma is as old as the hills.
O I’m dying of embarrassment.
O I can’t go to the party; I’ve got a million things going on.
O Mr. Phelps is the best teacher ever.
Hyperbole in LiteratureO Examples:
O People moved slowly then. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.
---Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
O If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
--from Romeo and Juliet
Hyperbole in SongsO Examples:
O Her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they’re not shining
-Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are
O I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere
-Johnny Cash, I’ve Been Everywhere
Hyperbole in Yo Mama Jokes
O Examples:O Yo mama so fat she sat on an iPhone
and turned it into an iPad.
O Yo mama so old she knew Burger King when he was just a prince.
O Yo mama so lazy she put cheat codes in for Wii Fit.
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Obviously, exaggeration of a point
• Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Obviously, exaggeration of a point
• Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis
• Draws attention to the point
• Conveys seriousness, importance of an emotion
Allusion
Oa brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
Oallude, alluding, alluded (v)
AllusionO Examples:
O He was lying so much his nose should have been growing.
O Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.
AllusionO Examples:
O He was lying so much his nose should have been growing.
O Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.
O Yo mama so fat her patronus is a cake.
Allusion in SongsO Examples:
O That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles / and my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet”
--Taylor Swift, Love Story
O I’m the new Sinatra, and since I made it here, I can make it anywhere
--Jay Z, Empire State of Mind
Problem with Allusion
Problem with Allusion
Problem with Allusion
Problem with Allusion
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Creates a comparison between known references
• Add emphasis• Creates mood
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Creates a comparison between known references
• Add emphasis• Creates mood
• Reference relies on readers’ prior knowledge—their understanding of the reference adds the weight of the entire subject to the text
• Mood manipulated by the power of the reference
Synecdoche
Oa figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
SynecdocheO Examples:
O Look at my new wheels!O The word “wheels” is used to represent
the whole carO I’ve got too many mouths to feed.
O “Mouths” to represent peopleO “9/11 is both singular and essentially
repeatable.”--Martin McQuillian, Deconstruction after
9/11
Synecdoche in SongsO Example:
OYour butt is mine / Gonna take you right / Just show your face / In broad daylight
--Michael Jackson, Bad
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Gives objects different meaning
• Achieves brevity• Draws attention• Uses slang
Purpose vs. EffectAuthor’sPurpose
Effect on the Reader
• Gives objects different meaning
• Achieves brevity• Draws attention• Uses slang
• Small section of the whole may mean more than the whole
• Saying “steel” instead of “swords, knifes, and armor” is much more succinct
• Changes mood by using slang words