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Rhetorical Choices

Rhetorical Choices § § Figurative Language Sensory Language Literary Devices Lit Terms

Rhetorical Choices § Use of words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade § Can also be used to evoke emotions within the reader or audience.

Alliteration § Repetition of the same sounds usually initial consonants of words

Alliteration Example § Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.

Alliteration Extra Info § 3+ words near each other must have the same sound for it to be alliteration § It’s okay if not every word has the same sound: § Yasmin yanked her ankle at yoga, and Yolanda yelled out in surprise.

Alliteration § Fun facts: used for brand/name recognition

Allusion § An indirect passing reference to some event, person, place or literary work

Allusion Example § He made one shot in gym class and now he thinks he’s Steph Curry. § Steph Curry is a basketball player § Math is my Achilles Heel. § Achilles is a character from The Iliad.

Allusion Extra Info § An allusion is an inside joke for people who have seen the piece § Mentioning a title is NOT an allusion § NO: My class read Romeo and Juliet. § YES: Even Romeo himself couldn’t have created a more romantic proposal.

Connotation vs. Denotation Do you want to live in a house or a home?

Denotation § Dictionary definition of a word

Denotation example § House:

Connotation § an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Connotation vs. Denotation § Organize the following words in 3 categories. Positive, negative or neutral. Which would you rather be? § Talkative § Conversational § Chatty § Gossipy

Possible Answers: § Positive § Conversational § Neutral § Talkative § Negative § Chatty § Gossipy

Connotation vs. Denotation § Organize the following words in 3 categories. Positive, negative or neutral. Which would you rather be? § Egotistical § Confident § Secure § Proud

Possible Answers: § Positive § Confident § Secure § Negative § Egotistical § Neutral § Proud

Personification § Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Personification Example § The leaves danced. § The wind whistled.

Personification Extra Info § Be careful: § Animals can do some of the same things people can. § IE: The cat walked over to his food bowl. § People can walk and so can cats-this is not an example of personification.

Simile § A comparison between two unlike things using like or as § The flower was as red as a rose. § NOT a simile-a rose is a flower § The marker was as red as a fire truck.

Simile Example § Her mouth worked separate and apart from the rest of her, out and in, like a clam hole at low tide. § Mouth compared to clam holes

Simile Extra Info § Do NOT make your simile a cliche § This takes away from the creativity of the situation in your own writing § Practice: Change one of these to a more original simile § IE: He ran as fast as a student bubbling in the last 5 questions during the final minute of the ACT.

Frame Story § A story set within a story, narrative, or movie, sometimes told by the main or the supporting character

Frame Story Example § Odysseus tells about his wandering experience in the court of King Alcinous

Frame Story Extra Example Frame: Grandpa talking to boy Story: Buttercup and farm boy (Wesley)

Idiom § A phrase that cannot be translated literally into another language because its meaning is not equivalent to that of its component words

Idiom Example § “He missed the boat” § He missed out on an opportunity. § “Cool as a cucumber” § To be very calm under stress

Idiom Extra Info: Guess that idiom! Apple of my eye Raining cats and dogs

Perspective § serves as a lens through which readers observe characters, events, and happenings

Definition continued: Types of Perspectives: 1. Objective: objective perspective, an individual removes their personal bias from the perspective Only facts-everything is treated the same 2. Subjective: depend on your own ideas and opinions Emotion plays a role

Examples § Objective: It is raining. § Subjective: I love the rain.

Perspective Extra Info § Think: What would a farmer’s perspective be on rain after a drought? § Think: What would a soccer coach’s perspective be on rain during the championship game?

Parallelism § two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure.

Parallelism examples: § Larry drove to the lake, parked and gazed out over the water. § Mother was very busy gathering the laundry, dusting the furniture, and washing the dishes.

Parallelism Extra Info-Practice Change these to correct parallelism: § Mary made cake, pie and she baked scones. § Marisa has been skiing, jogging and has been lifting weights.

Analogy § a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Analogy Example § A Movie is a Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions. § Life is Like a Box of Chocolates – You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get!

Analogy Extra Info § Is it a simile or metaphor? § It can be, BUT an analogy look for similarities between two things or concepts and it only focuses on that angle. It can also be longer. § IE: How a Doctor Diagnoses Diseases are Like How a Detective Investigates Crimes