------------------------------------------------- 1. Provide a one-paragraph summary of each reading. You can include things like assumptions, theories, ideas, contexts, purposes, findings, methods used, implications, and/or conclusions. (Don’t include your opinions or thoughts here; just summarize.) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- a. Gregory: [Type here] ------------------------------------------------- Many people think
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Appendix C: Rhetorical Modes Matrix Appendix C – COM/155 Version 4 Rhetorical Modes Matrix Narration: Purpose – The art of telling stories. Structure - Usually in chronological order, which events are told in the order in which they occurred Two Tips - 1. A plot summary can help you create a chronological outline. 2. Start with a strong intro to hook your reader into wanting to continue reading. Illustration: Purpose – Clearly demonstrates and supports a point through the use of
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equality for women is actually starting to come through, after saying this she asks the rhetorical question: “But what if equality isn’t the end point? What if modern, postindustrial society is simply better suited to women?”(p.1 ,ll 4-5). This rhetorical question could have been the question in Rosin’s head that made her write this article, because the article keeps coming back to this issue. By putting this rhetorical somewhat provoking statement in the beginning of the article, she also catches the
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handing in homework- a skill that makes future deadbeats very competitive in stone walling landlords and bill collectors” emphasizing on the mockery of the school systems. What rhetorical strategies does the writer use to achieve this satire? List them, and explain how each is used. Sarcasm - Sarcasm is a primary rhetorical strategy used to achieve the satire. For instance, when the author states, “Chao also suggested that schools hold more blood drives, which would prepare dropouts for visits to
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Figures of Speech (Stylistic Devices) What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing, a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning, idea, or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning, or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor, simile, or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis, freshness
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came their way”, due to the anaphoric repetition the author creates intensification, that states the problem – what in beautiful on the outside may be dreadful inside. Obviously, the theme of the work is reflected in the title of the story. The rhetorical questions (who but someone suffering from a guilt complex would want to much light to pour into the rooms?; Why be o intense about digging holes) give a detailed emotional description of the Crutchman's life. The world of things puts emphasis on
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artist is asking whether the person would trade love for love, or simple: which love is stronger. The prominently cathartic poem, skillfully molded by Bette Midler, encloses a theater of emotions, each being viewed through use of figures of speech, rhetorical questions and repetition. The literary devices effortlessly submerged me in an aura of appreciation or the “you” in the poem, even though I did not know who they were, as the poet suspense fully unmasked the identity of his feeling towards this
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AD ANALYSIS Tata Motors launched in 2012, a poster in Malaysia which aimed to promote their new car, Tata Nano and also to promote the safety of the civilians by offering a safer and cheaper option of transportation. The advertisement text – ‘change the burden’ tries to convince the Malaysian families which are poor and are in large numbers the dangers of travelling by bikes or second-hand cars. This is depicted by the big picture in the advertisement that shows 5 people sitting on a bike and they
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the residents of Harlem had black skin, their dreams were deferred. L. Hughes shines light on the minds of Harlem past and everyone else’s, who’ve experienced a dream that never came true or hasn’t yet. He effectively uses similes, metaphors, and rhetorical questions to express how he feels about a dream being postponed. The “dream” is a goal in life, not experienced while sleeping. an expected goal. The poem, in its’ current form leaves the dream up to the reader. But the poem was originally titled
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Compare the methods the poets use to explore the connection between people and the places in which they live in ‘Hurricane Hits England’ and one other poem. In the two poems ‘Hurricane Hits England’ and ‘Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan’ both poets use a variety of literary techniques such as the setting style and themes to invoke within the reader a sense of the narrators nationality in the poem. The poem ‘Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan’ is set in England with a girl remembering her
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