What is Rhetoric?
RhetoricThe art or study of using language
effectively and persuasively.
The art of finding and analyzing
all the choices involving language
that a writer/speaker might make
a situation so that the text becomes
meaningful, purposeful, and effective
for readers.
Rhetorical Devices
The specific features of texts that
cause them to be meaningful,
purposeful, and effective for
readers.
How do I
ANALYZE a
text?
DictionDetails/ImageryFigurative Language
Abstract Ideas:fear, loyalty, freedom, chaos…
repetition contrastshiftjuxtaposition
Evidence from the text
Concrete
Details (CD)
Associations to abstract ideas
Commentary
(CM)
Relationships to the rest of the text
Commentary
(CM)