By Erin Asbel and Hailee St. Louis TERMS By Erin Asbel and Hailee St. Louis
PUN A pun is a play on words and is created by using a word that has two different meanings, or using two different words with similar meanings for a playful effect.
REPETITION Repetition is the reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again
RHETORIC Rhetoric is the art and logic of a written or spoken argument
RHETORICAL MODES Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. The four most common rhetorical modes are as follows: Exposition Argumentation Description Narration
An anecdote is an example of narration; Which is one of the rhetorical modes An anecdote example is the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree.
RHETORICAL STRATEGY A strategy is a plan of action or movement to achieve a goal. In rhetoric, strategy describes the way an author organizes words and sentences in order to achieve a particular purpose.
QUIZ 1.) A play on words Rhetoric 2.) Consists of 4 modes Pun 3.) The reiteration of a word Rhetorical Modes Rhetorical Strategy 4.) The way an author organizes words Repetition 5.) The art of an argument
ANSWERS 1.)B 2.)C 3.)E 4.)D 5.)A
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