Figures of Rhetoric: Schemes + Tropes Notes

Where was rhetoric first studied?

• Germany

• Rome

• Russia

• Greece

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deliberate artistic variations of normal/common arrangements

• artistic variation of regular words, ideas, or expressions 

• Anthesis = variety of parallelism 

• True

• False

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Why do people use schemes & tropes?

• convey purpose

• to allude to Justin Bieber's song "Baby"

• to teach lessons about words

• effect readers

Schemes involving Balance are texts that have __________

• “We cannot dedicate - we cannot consecrate - we cannot hallow” Who is this example by?

• Walter Isaacson

• Geronimo Stilton

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• Tori Vega

• Abraham Lincoln

 True or False: Rhetoric taught students crucial lesson about language 

what are one of the three balances: ______ balance ______

“Money is the root of all evil: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.” is an example of Antithesis

• true

• false