Rhetorical Devices/Author's Purpose

What is an Author's Purpose?

• The art of persuasion

• The facts or information that is provided to support a position or claim

• The main goal of the text/speech

• The background and perspective of the writer/speaker.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is allusion?

• The feeling and emotion of the writer, author, or speaker.

• The use of repeated words and phrases for effect.

• The use of similar, repeated structure to create an effect.

• An expression designed to call something to mind; a reference to another work.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Is the following image an example of logos, pathos, or ethos?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a rhetorical device?

• A use of language that is meant to have an effect on or persuade the audience.

• A term that describes something figuratively.

• A use of language that adds symbolism to a text.

• A complicated way of saying words in English.

What rhetorical device is used here?

• Ethos

• Repetition

• Allusion

• Parallelism

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the most prominent rhetorical device used here.

"And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman?"

• Parallelism

• Ethos

• Repetition

• Tone

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What rhetorical device is NOT present here?

"Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him."

• Allusion

• Ethos

• Logos

• Repetition

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the best explanation of the irony behind this cartoon?

• He's trying to open a container by hand that contains a plastic cutter.

• He's looking extremely upset, and so gives off a frustrated feeling.

• The man is well dressed, and yet is having trouble opening the package.

This cartoon best displays...

• Logos

• Allusion

• Irony

• Pathos

What is the most likely meaning of this cartoon?

• The schools, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, were conflicted on whether to open or close.

• People needed to come to a decision, either way, about opening or closing schools.

• Education for kids was continuing in spite of the conflict.

• Kids were getting lacking education as a result of the conflict on opening schools.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6