Intro to Rhetorical Analysis

The faculty of finding all the available means of persuasion in a given context is the definition for...

• connotation

• rhetoric

• denotation

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does "the faculty" mean, based on our notes?

• a group of people who teach somewhere

• having all of senses available

• a teachable art

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "heuresis" mean?

• a teachable art

• a device

• a figurative language

• a finding

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What must a rhetorical analyst (you the student) consistently do with a text?

• search for use of rhetorical devices and strategies

• search for only the meaning of the text

• persuade the reader to think or do something

• ignore the text until it goes away

Which answers are examples of rhetorical devices? Choose three.

• figurative language, like metaphors

• context

• text structure

• the three appeals

What does every text have, whether poem, painting, or short story?

• a purpose

• a speaking character

• use of symbolism

• argumentative structure

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is the context of a piece important?

• it is not important

• it shows how they built the text

• it influences the author, based on their unique time and place

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

If you saw an injustice happening, and you wanted to bring attention to it by writing an online post, the event that sparked your desire to respond is called...

• context

• exigence

• rhetoric

• text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6