Rhetorical Elements (Juniors)

Select the correct definition for each term.

Allusion

• A very short story (usually a paragraph) used to illustrate a point. Usually contains action & dialogue and is longer than an example.

• Question not asked for information but for effect.

• The implied or "contextual" meaning of a word; the feelings attached to a word.

• A reference to a person, event, or place in history, religious texts, or literature. It is used to connect ideas to literary or historical ideas, often to emphasize the validity of the idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Diction

• Word choice. Choice of words is one way in which to establish ethos in persuasion. (technical, informal, formal, connotative, denotative, etc.)

• The repeated use of a word.

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "ethical" appeal. A writer aims to make a reader trust him/her.

• An image that represents a large or abstract idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Tone

• The writer's position or attitude toward the subject matter (topic).

• A reference to a person, event, or place in history, religious texts, or literature. It is used to connect ideas to literary or historical ideas, often to emphasize the validity of the idea.

• These devices deviate from the standard meaning of words in order to create a special effect. Metaphor, simile, personification, idiom, and imagery are some of the most common forms.

• Dictionary definition of a word

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Logos

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "emotional appeal.

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "logical" appeal.

• Question not asked for information but for effect.

• A very short story (usually a paragraph) used to illustrate a point. Usually contains action & dialogue and is longer than an example.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Connotation

• The writer's position or attitude toward the subject matter (topic).

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "ethical" appeal. A writer aims to make a reader trust him/her.

• The implied or "contextual" meaning of a word; the feelings attached to a word.

• An image that represents a large or abstract idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Anecdote

• Word choice. Choice of words is one way in which to establish ethos in persuasion. (technical, informal, formal, connotative, denotative, etc.)

• The implied or "contextual" meaning of a word; the feelings attached to a word.

• These devices deviate from the standard meaning of words in order to create a special effect. Metaphor, simile, personification, idiom, and imagery are some of the most common forms.

• A very short story (usually a paragraph) used to illustrate a point. Usually contains action & dialogue and is longer than an example.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Rhetorical Question

• The writer's position or attitude toward the subject matter (topic).

• Question not asked for information but for effect.

• An image that represents a large or abstract idea.

• The repeated use of a word.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Pathos

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "ethical" appeal. A writer aims to make a reader trust him/her.

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "emotional appeal.

• These devices deviate from the standard meaning of words in order to create a special effect. Metaphor, simile, personification, idiom, and imagery are some of the most common forms.

• Dictionary definition of a word

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Select the correct definition for each term.

Ethos

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "ethical" appeal. A writer aims to make a reader trust him/her.

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "emotional appeal.

• This is one corner of the "rhetorical triangle." In persuasion, this is the "logical" appeal.

• Word choice. Choice of words is one way in which to establish ethos in persuasion. (technical, informal, formal, connotative, denotative, etc.)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Select the correct definition for each term.

Figurative Language

• Word choice. Choice of words is one way in which to establish ethos in persuasion. (technical, informal, formal, connotative, denotative, etc.)

• The implied or "contextual" meaning of a word; the feelings attached to a word.

• These devices deviate from the standard meaning of words in order to create a special effect. Metaphor, simile, personification, idiom, and imagery are some of the most common forms.

• An image that represents a large or abstract idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3