Rhetorical Analysis Essay

You need to identify the “idea noun” the writer is hinting at early on in your reading of the text for essay #2. Why is it important to identify this “idea noun” early on?

• So you can then begin searching for and labeling rhetorical choices that tie back or help to prove this idea noun

• So you can create the message

• So you can start writing the essay since you are timed at only 40 minutes

• So you can go ahead and create your thesis

When discussing an author's diction, you should. . .

• analyze the writer's sentence lengths as he/she should include a variety of sentences

• use an adjective to characterize the diction and identify patterns within the writer's word choices

• not specifically describe it to keep it open to interpretation

• also identify the tone created by the words

What is the primary purpose of identifying rhetorical strategies in an essay?

• To simply list them in the essay

• To show off knowledge of literary terms

• To tie them to the author's message and purpose

• To make the essay longer

What is the recommended ratio of evidence to commentary in a rhetorical analysis essay?

• More evidence than commentary

• More commentary than evidence

• Equal amounts of evidence and commentary

• No set ratio is recommended

What should meaningful commentary in a rhetorical analysis essay include?

• Only the message

• Only the purpose

• A combination of message and purpose

• Neither message nor purpose

How should body paragraphs in a rhetorical analysis essay be organized?

• By rhetorical strategy

• By chronological order of the passage

• By importance of the points

• By length of the paragraphs

What is the importance of considering the rhetorical situation when analyzing a text?

• It's not important at all

• It helps in understanding the context and purpose

• It only matters for modern texts

• It's only relevant for political speeches

Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice for writing a rhetorical analysis essay?

• Organizing paragraphs by rhetorical strategy

• Balancing evidence and commentary

• Considering the rhetorical situation

• Analyzing the passage chronologically

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a rhetorical strategy in the presentation?

• Tone

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

How should the 'how' and 'what' be ordered in a thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis?

• The 'what' should come before the 'how'

• The 'how' should come before the 'what'

• It doesn't matter which comes first

• Neither should be included in the thesis