Rhetorical Devices

The reason WHY an author writes a text is

• Persuade: to try to convince someone to do something.

• Inform: to tell someone how/why to do something

• Both A and B

• Make inferences about the characters in text.

When the author writes to a person directly, they are using

• Direct Claim

• Direct Address

• Direct Summary

• Direct Conclusion

A direct address can be aimed at an individual person or

• a group of people

• a conflict

• an antagonist

• a counterclaim

The direct address requires the use of a noun which can be a person's name or

• the adjective

  'Difficult'

• the noun 'Technique'

• the verb 'Use'

• the pronoun 'You'

I don’t enjoy homework, but I always do it. I don’t receive an allowance for doing it, but I do it to contribute to the household in the only way I am capable of doing. It doesn’t take all that long which is nice, maybe just an hour or so once I get home. I am fine with doing homework because no matter what part of your life you are analyzing you will always find that it retains some aspect of work, so of course there is going to be some work in the place where you spend the most time. You have to do this work to make sure that the place you spend the majority of your time is clean and livable. Oh wait… you meant school work that is designed to be done at home? So you mean to tell me that I get eight hours home, eight hours asleep, and eight hours at school… and somehow school wants to get a portion of that home/sleep time? that is ridiculous.

What key-words or phrases does the author use to show the reader direct address in the text? 

• Allowance

• You

• Homework

• Contribute

A rhetorical question is a question asked to

• Make a point

• Inquire about claims

• Get an answer

• Support the evidence

A regular question is asked to

• support with evidence

• discover the claim

• get an answer

• inquire about the characters

Rhetorical questions are a useful technique in

• persuasive writing

• informational writing

• historical writing

• fictional writing

Is the pope Catholic?

This is an example of

• a request

• an inquiry

• a regular question

• a rhetorical question

Can fish swim?

This is an example of

• a claim

• a rhetorical question

• a regular question

• a thesis statement