"Mother Knows Best" Rhetorical Analysis

What rhetorical device is used in the first line of the following?

"Look at you, as fragile as a flower

Still a little sapling, just a sprout"

• diction

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

What rhetorical device is used in the second line of the following?

"Look at you, as fragile as a flower

Still a little sapling, just a sprout"

• diction

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

What effect do those choices have on the audience?

"Look at you, as fragile as a flower

Still a little sapling, just a sprout"

• They establish logos that Rapunzel isn't fit to leave the tower.

• They establish ethos that Mother Gothel knows what's best for Rapunzel.

• They create a fun, playful tone convincing Rapunzel to stay home and garden instead of leaving to look at the lanterns.

• They undermine Rapunzel's sense of confidence and courage, reinforcing the idea that she isn't ready to leave the tower.

The ​ (a)   of the phrase "mother knows best" helps to establish ​ (b)   .

• repetition
• personification
• syllogism
• apophasis
• ethos
• logos
• pathos
• tone

The phrase "mother knows best" is an example of:

• aphorism

• irony

• understatement

• rhetorical question

What other choices (language, gestures, directions) does the speaker make to establish an ethical appeal?

Which choices are made in the following lines (check all that apply):

Something will go wrong, I swear

Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand

Cannibals and snakes

The plague...

Also large bugs

Men with pointy teeth

Stop, no more, you'll just upset me"

• listing

• hyperbole

• scary imagery

• anaphora

• oxymoron

A ​ (a)   tone is established in the following:

"On your own, you won't survive

Sloppy, underdressed, immature, clumsy

Please, they'll eat you up alive

Guillible, naive, positvely grubby

Ditzy and a bit, well, hmm, vague

Plus, I believe, gettin kinda chubby"p

• pejorative
• deferential
• pathos
• enthusiasitc

This tone is established through diction: by using _____________ terms aimed at reducting Rapunzel's sense of self-worth and confidence.

(a)   is used in the song; it is established through ​ (b)   conveying fear-inducing images.

• pathos
• logos
• ethos
• diction
• allegory
• personification