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Elements and devices of the rhetorical situation

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Rhetorical Situation The context in which communication occurs.
Exigence The issue or problem that prompts someone to write or speak.
Audience The group of people the communication is directed towards.
Purpose The goal the speaker or writer aims to achieve.
Context The circumstances surrounding the communication, including time, place, and cultural background.
Rhetorical Elements The fundamental components that make up any rhetorical situation.
Text The actual content of the communication, whether written, spoken, or visual.
Author The person or entity that creates the text.
Audience The intended recipients of the text.
Context The environment in which the text is produced and received, including cultural, social, and historical factors
Rhetorical devices Techniques that writers and speakers use to persuade, inform, or entertain their audience
Metaphor Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as” “Time is a thief”
Simile Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as” “Her smile was as bright as the sun”
Alliteration The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. “She sells seashells by the seashore”
Hyperbole Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”
Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields”
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