Rhetoric English 9 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Main Idea | The specific topic or subject. Think of this as the "what" of an essay. |
Purpose | Narration, exposition, description, argumentation or persuasion. Think of this as the "why" of an essay. |
Audience | The specifir receivers of the message. Think of this as the "who" of an essay. |
Tone | The speaker's attitude toward the subject and can also include author's attitude toward the audience. Think of it as the psychological quality of the words, the "where (is the author coming from)?" of an essay. |
Negative | bitter, condescending, disgusted, angry, threatening, mocking, sarcastic, teasing, irreverent, hostile |
Positive | benevolent, compassionate, determined, enthusiastic, hopeful, supportive, sympathetic, passionate, friendly |
Neutral | colloquial, confident, detached, factual, informal, objective, restrained, scholarly, inquisitive |
Strategies | The various techiniques and strategies the author employs. Think of this as the "how" of an essay. |
Figurative Language | Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personifacation, allusion, symbol, onomatopoeia |
Imagery | Descriptions of concrete elements of sight, smell, sound, taste, touch |
Rhetorical devices | repetition, parallel structure, rhetorical question |
Syntax | The lenght and construction of sentences |
Diction | word choice |
Rhetorical shifts | anecdote, analogy, direct address, dialogue, quatations |
Sound devices | Assonance, alliteration |
Punctuation | Capitalization, parantheses/dashes, italics/ font changes |
Effect | The specific impact the author wants to have on the reader. |
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