Rhetorical Devices Overview

One of the oldest uses of rhetoric is...

• To persuade

• To Inform

• To express a thought

• To entertain

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Politicians and lawyers frequently...

• Persude

• Inform

• Express a thought

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Rarely will you be called upon to write an essay or prose fiction where ___________ will not help your cause.

• Persuasion

• Informing

• Expressing a thought

• Entertainment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Subtly guiding your reader's perspective is...

• Persuading

• Informing

• Expressing a thought

• Entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The words "argument" and "convincing" are associated with...

• Persuading

• Informing

• Expressing a thought

• Entertaining

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Tragedy and comedy are two ways to...

• Persuade

• Inform

• Express a thought

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Using a rhetorical device like a metaphor to make a difficult concept more accessible would be...

• Persuading

• Informing

• Expressing a thought

• Entertaining

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which type of essay runs the most risk of coming across as rambling and incoherent?

• Persuasive

• Informative

• Expressing a thought

• Entertaining

Writing that has helped you learned something would be considered...

• Persuasive

• Informative

• Expressing a thought

• Entertaining

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

_____________ is about provoking a predetermined response in a reader.

• Persuading

• Informing

• Expressing a thought

• Entertainment

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D