Mastering the Rhetorical Analysis Essay

In each Rhetorical Analysis prompt, there is a(n) ____________ and a(n) _____________ task.

• difficult; easy

• abstract; concrete

• long; short

• analysis; argument

The Rhetorical Analysis prompt could include all of the following text(s) EXCEPT

• historical speeches

• contemporary essays

• poems

• editorials

To successfully write the Rhetorical Analysis essay, analyze the textual excerpt for all of the following EXCEPT

• Length of the text (short, medium or long)

• Rhetorical devices and FIDDS (author's style)

• Rhetorical Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos)

• Organization (rhetorical modes)

• Rhetorical Situation (Audience, Purpose)

For the Rhetorical Analysis essay, the thesis usually

• Answers the abstract question in the prompt

• Addresses the author's purpose

• Summarizes the rhetorical situation

• All of the above

The introduction of the Rhetorical Analysis essay should

• Discuss the rhetorical situation

• Address the abstract question in the prompt

• Discuss the main rhetorical strategies or "moves" the author utilizes

• All of the above

The body paragraphs of the Rhetorical analysis essay must include

• Assertion; Definition; Analysis

• Textual evidence; Summary; Analysis

• Assertion; Textual evidence; Analysis

• Assertion; Textual evidence; Opinion

The Barry prompt contains all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT

• extended metaphor

• antithesis

• repetition

• personification

• multiple questions

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3