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Applied Practice: Julius Caesar QsG10 ACC, SMIC, Mrs. Ma

Chiasmus

Chiasmus (kahy-az-muhs )- rhetoric  reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases:

He came in triumph and in defeat departs; He went to the country, to the town went she.

Rhetorical Q

You know this, right?

Inverted word order

Syntax: switching the word order from standard order

Home went I, weary from the burdens of the day and longing for rest.

Imperative

Imperative tone/sentence- commanding

Alliteration You should know this one too! alliteration- Used for poetic effect, a

repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group.

The following line from Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration,": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet, reinforcing the meaning of the line

litotes

Litotes (lahy-tuh-teez)- understatement, esp. that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.

anaphora Anaphora (uh-naf-er-uh)- A rhetorical term

for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Example: I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun." (Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely). "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." (Rick Blaine in Casablanca)

Metonymy Metonymy- A figure of speech in which one

word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").

Metonymy is also the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it, such as describing someone's clothing to characterize the individual.

Example: The White House asked the television networks for air time on Monday night; The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings

Synecdoche

Synecdoche- A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole.

Example: All hands on deck; "The sputtering economy could make the difference if you're trying to get a deal on a new set of wheels." White-collar criminals

Aphorism Aphorism-A brief statement which expresses an

observation on life, usually intended as a wise observation. Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" contains numerous examples, one of which is Drive thy business; let it not drive thee. A brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words.

Example:Hippocrates: Life is short, art is long, opportunity fleeting, experimenting dangerous, reasoning difficult.Emerson: Imitation is suicideFranklin: Lost Time is never Found again.

Puns

Enough said

Absolutes

Giving no other options

Anachronisms

Go back in the past and see if you can remember. Hehe

Hyperbole

Surely you’ve learned this a million times?

Ethos, Logos, Pathos Ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means

convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect.

Pathos (Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument.

Logos (Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning. This will be the most important technique we will study, and Aristotle's favorite.

Conceit

A conceit, in literature, is a fanciful or unusual image in which apparently dissimilar things are shown to have a relationship.

Example: Emily Dickinson compares a book to a frigate (ship) that can take us to fanciful lands.

Supercilious

adjective haughtily disdainful or

contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression .

Contrite

Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. Arising from or expressing contrition:

Serious

adjective 1. of, showing, or characterized by deep thought. 2. of grave or somber disposition , character, or manner: a serious occasion; a serious man.

Fractious

adjective 1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.

2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man.

Solicitous ADJECTIVE:

Full of desire; eager. Marked by or given to anxious care

and often hovering attentiveness. a solicitous parent

Extremely careful; meticulous: solicitous in matters of behavior.

Anxious or expressing care or concern: made solicitous inquiries about our family.

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