Rhetorical Device Assignment For this assignment you must use all of the rhetorical devices listed on the reverse at least once. You must use twenty rhetorical devices. Then write a passage that uses

Rhetorical Device Assignment For this assignment you must use all of the rhetorical devices listed on the reverse at least once. You must use twenty rhetorical devices. Then write a passage that uses
R heto ric a l a n d P oetic D evic e s A lli t e ra tio n – A s e rie s o f t w o o r m ore w ord s w hic h h ave t h e s a m e s o u n d a t t h e b eg in nin g o f t h e w ord . A llu sio n – a r e fe re n ce t o s c rip tu re a n d m yth , c la ssic al w ork s ( s u ch a s S h ak e sp eare ) o r h is to ry . A naco lu th on – I n r h eto ric , a b re ak o r c h an ge i n d ir e ctio n i n a s p eech , o ft e n s ig n ale d b y a d ash . E xam ple : ” I w as l i s te n in g t o t h e n ew s – t h is m an h e’s a c o m pan y d ir e cto r i n L on don – t h e p oli c e a rre ste d h im .” A nad ip lo sis – w ord r e p eate d f o r e ffe ct. E xam ple : V ic to ry a t a ll c o sts , v ic to ry i n s p it e o f a ll t e rro r, v ic to ry h ow ev er h ard a n d l o n g t h e r o a d m ay b e. A nalo g y – A n arra tiv e w hic h c o m pare s a n a b str a c t c o n ce p t t o a c o n cre te o n e . A ntic li m ax – d esc e n t f r o m t h e e le va te d a n d i m porta n t t o t h e l o w a n d t r iv ia l. E x. ” H ere t h ou , G re a t A nna! w hom t h re e r e a lm s o bey , / D ost s o m etim es c o u n se l t a ke- a n d s o m etim es T ea .” A ntit h esis – a c o n str u ctio n i n w hic h w ord s a re o p pose d , b u t b ala n ce d . E x. ” F o r m an y a re c a lle d , b u t f e w a re c h ose n .” A postr o p h e – R heto ric ally a d dre ssin g s o m eo n e o r s o m eth in g t h at c an not r e sp on d, s u ch a s a d ead p ers o n , a p la c e , o r a n i d ea . E x. ” O L ib erty ! O L ib erty ! w hat c rim es a re c o m mit te d i n t h y n am e!” B ath os – A t e rm f o r l u d ic ro u s a n tic li m ax . E x. ” F o r G od , f o r c o u n tr y , a n d f o r A cm e G asw ork s . ” C hia sm us – A n i n ve rs io n o f t h e w ord o rd er t h at c re ate s a c o u n te rb ala n cin g e ffe ct i n t h e s e co n d o f t h e t w o l i n ke d p h ra se s. E x. ” O ne m ust e a t t o l i v e, n ot l i v e t o e a t.” C on nota tio n – A n i m pli e d m ean in g o f a w ord ; a ls o e m otio n al b ia s. D ysp h em is m – T he u se o f a n eg ativ e o r d is p ara g in g e xp re ssio n t o d esc rib e s o m eth in g o r s o m eo n e, s u ch a s c alli n g a R olls R oyc e a ja lo p y. A c ru el o r o ffe n siv e v e rs io n i s c alle d a c ac o p h em is m , s u ch a s u sin g i t f o r a p ers o n . H en dia d ys – A t e rm f o r t w o e q u al w ord s jo in ed b y a n d, i n ste ad o f o n e w ord w it h a m od ifi er, o r t w o w ord s w here o n e w ou ld h ave b ee n e n ou gh . ( N ic e a n d w arm f o r n ic e ly w urm , o r g lo om a n d d oom ). H om eo te le u to n – T he o p posit e o f a lli t e ra tio n , i n w hic h s e ve ra l w ord s i n a s e rie s h ave t h e s a m e c lo sin g s o u n ds ( s u ch a s i n du str io u s a n d i llu str io u s, o r e th ic a l a n d p ra ctic a l) . H yp erb ato n / In ve rs io n – S p eech i n w hic h t h e n orm al w ord o rd er o f s ta te m en ts i s t u rn ed a ro u n d, f o r e m ph asis o r t o m ark p rio rit y a n d e m in en ce . T he i n ve rs io n o f t h e u su al o r l o gic al o rd er o f w ord s, u su ally f o r e m ph asis , s u ch a s T his I r e a ll y h ave t o s e e. H yp erb ole – t e rm f o r e xag gera tio n o r o ve rs ta te m en t, u se d f o r e m ph asis . E x. ” I h ave a t o n o f b o oks t o r e a d .” M eta p h or – A fi gu re o f s p eech l i k e n in g o n e o bje ct t o a n oth er a s i f i t w ere t h at o th er. O nom ato p oeia – W ord s w hic h c o p y t h e s o u n d f r o m n atu re . P ara lle l S tr u ctu re – T w o o r m ore s e rie s o f w ord s i n w hic h t h e g ra m matic al s tr u ctu re i s r e p eate d . S im ile – c o m paris o n t h at u se s l i k e o r u s. S ym bol – A n o bje ct w hic h s ta n ds f o r a n a b s t r a c t c o n ce p t. O th er R heto ric a l D evic e s A nap h ora – t h e r e p etit io n o f t h e s a m e w ord o r w ord s a t t h e b eg in nin g o f s u cce ssiv e p h ra se s, c la u se s, o r s e n te n ce s. E xam ple : I n b o oks I fi nd t h e d ea d a s i f t h ey w ere a li v e; i n b o oks I f o re se e t h in gs t o c o m e; i n b o oks w arli k e a ffa ir s a re s e t f o rth ; f r o m b o oks c o m e f o rth t h e l a w s o f p ea ce . E pan ale p sis – r e p eats t h e b eg in nin g w ord o f a c la u se o r s e n te n ce a t t h e e n d. T he b eg in nin g a n d e n d a re t w o p osit io n s o f s tr o n gest e m ph asis i n a s e n te n ce , s o b y h av in g t h e s a m e w ord i n b o th p la c e s, y o u c an c all s p ecia l a tte n tio n t o i t . e x. W ate r a lo n e d u g t h is g ia n t c a n yo n ; y es, j u st p la in w ate r. H yp op h oria – c o n sis ts o f r a is in g o n e o r m ore q u estio n s, t h en p ro ce ed in g t o a n sw er t h em , u su ally a t s o m e l e n gth . e x. W hat t h en s h all w e s a y t h at A bra h am , o u r f o re fa th er, d is c o v ere d i n t h is m atte r? … W hat d oes s c rip tu re s a y? ” A brh am b eli e v ed i n G od .” A pop h asis – A sse rts o r e m ph asiz e s s o m eth in g b y p oin te d ly s e e m in g t o p ass o ve r i t , i g n ore i t , o r d en y i t . H as b o th l e g it im ate a n d i ll e g it im ate u se s. L eg it im ate : I w ill n ot e v en m en tio n H ou din i’s m an y w rit in gs, b o th o n m agic a n d o th er s u bje cts , n or t h e t r ic k s h e i n ven te d , n or h is n um ero u s i m pre ssiv e e sc a p es, s in ce I w an t t o c o n ce n tr a te o n ….. I lle g it im ate : I p ass o v er t h e f a ct t h at J e n kin s b ea ts h is w ife , i s a n a lc o h oli c , a n d s e lls d op e t o k id s, b eca u se w e w ill n ot a llo w p erso n al m atte rs t o e n te r i n to p oli t ic s. R heto ric a l D evic e A ssig n m en t F o r t h is a ssig n m en t y o u m ust u se a ll o f t h e r h eto ric al d evic e s l i s te d o n t h e r e ve rs e a t l e ast o n ce . Y o u m ust u se t w en ty r h eto ric al d evic e s. T hen w rit e a p assa g e t h at u se s e ac h d evic e a t l e ast o n ce . E ac h t im e y o u u se a d evic e , p la c e t h e c o rre sp on din g n am e i n b ra c ke ts i m med ia te ly a ft e r t h e d evic e i s u se d . T he a ssig n m en t , t h en , s h ou ld c o n sis t o f a t l e ast t w en ty s e n te n ce s. T he b est s c e n ario i s a p assa g e t h at m ak e s g o od s e n se , b u t i f y o u e xp erie n ce d if fi cu lt y , a t l e ast c re ate a d dit io n al s e n te n ce s t h at u se t h e d evic e s y o u c an ‘t fi t i n . Y o u w ill b e a ssig n ed o n e m ark f o r e ac h p ro p erly u se d d evic e , p lu s a m ark o u t o f fi ve f o r t h e q u ali t y o f t h e p assa g e a s a w rit te n w ork . T he d evic e s d on ‘t n eed t o b e u se d i n o rd er, a n d p art o r n o m ark s w ill b e g iv e n f o r a n y d evic e s t h at a re t o o s im ila r t o t h e e xam ple s g iv e n i n t h e d efi nit io n s.