Advanced Rhetorical Devices Identification vs. Purpose vs. Effect

Review Vocabulary O Alliteration – tongue twister O Same consonant sound at the start of words O Anaphora – Get Up Offa That Thing O Repetition of a word or words at the start of a sentence or phrase O Chiasmus – Waldo finds you O Reversal in syntax to make the second half have different meaning

New Vocabulary

O Hyperbole O Allusion O Synecdoche

Hyperbole

Allusion

Synecdoche

New Vocabulary O Hyperbole O Allusion O Synecdoche

New Vocabulary O Hyperbole – Greatest thing ever! O Allusion – But soft…(bear) O Synecdoche – Give us bread

Hyperbole O Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Hyperbole O Examples: O My grandma is as old as the hills. O I’m dying of embarrassment. O I can’t go to the party; I’ve got a million things going on. O Mr. Phelps is the best teacher ever.

Hyperbole in Literature O Examples: O People moved slowly then. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. ---Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird O If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. --from Romeo and Juliet

Hyperbole in Songs O Examples: O Her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they’re not shining -Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are O I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere -Johnny Cash, I’ve Been Everywhere

Hyperbole in Yo Mama Jokes O Examples: O Yo mama so fat she sat on an iPhone and turned it into an iPad. O Yo mama so old she knew Burger King when he was just a prince. O Yo mama so lazy she put cheat codes in for Wii Fit.

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Obviously, exaggeration of a point Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Obviously, exaggeration of a point Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis Draws attention to the point Conveys seriousness, importance of an emotion

Allusion O a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. O allude, alluding, alluded (v)

Allusion O Examples: O He was lying so much his nose should have been growing. O Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.

Allusion O Examples: O He was lying so much his nose should have been growing. O Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel. O Yo mama so fat her patronus is a cake.

Allusion in Songs O Examples: O That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles / and my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet” --Taylor Swift, Love Story O I’m the new Sinatra, and since I made it here, I can make it anywhere --Jay Z, Empire State of Mind

Problem with Allusion

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Creates a comparison between known references Add emphasis Creates mood

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Creates a comparison between known references Add emphasis Creates mood Reference relies on readers’ prior knowledge— their understanding of the reference adds the weight of the entire subject to the text Mood manipulated by the power of the reference

Synecdoche O a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Synecdoche O Examples: O Look at my new wheels! O The word “wheels” is used to represent the whole car O I’ve got too many mouths to feed. O “Mouths” to represent people O “9/11 is both singular and essentially repeatable.” -- Martin McQuillian, Deconstruction after 9/11

Synecdoche in Songs O Example: O Your butt is mine / Gonna take you right / Just show your face / In broad daylight --Michael Jackson, Bad

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Gives objects different meaning Achieves brevity Draws attention Uses slang

Purpose vs. Effect Author’s Purpose Effect on the Reader Gives objects different meaning Achieves brevity Draws attention Uses slang Small section of the whole may mean more than the whole Saying “steel” instead of “swords, knifes, and armor” is much more succinct Changes mood by using slang words