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Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices. Rhetorical Devices to Use. Alliteration Anadiplosis Antithesis Double negative Parallelism. Alliteration. Repetition of sound in the beginning of a word

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Rhetorical Devices

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  1. Rhetorical Devices

  2. Rhetorical Devices to Use • Alliteration • Anadiplosis • Antithesis • Double negative • Parallelism

  3. Alliteration • Repetition of sound in the beginning of a word • “They are part of the finest fighting force that the world has ever known. They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different, and difficult places.” – President Barack Obama

  4. Anadiplosis • The last word or phrase is repeated to begin the next. • “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda

  5. Anadiplosis examples • "Strength through purity, purity through faith." —Chancellor Adam Susan, V for Vendetta • "Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music and music is the best." – Frank Zappa

  6. Antithesis • A word, phrase, or sentence that opposes the original proposition. • “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong

  7. Double Negative • Two negatives that then equal a positive • “She’s no dummy” (she’s smart) • “This is no small problem” (this is a big problem)

  8. Parallelism • The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases. • “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

  9. President’s Speech from Independence Day Triple structure • you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation. • We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! • We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Rhyme Parallelism PLAY

  10. PLAY Hillary Clinton • …let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights… • …the uneducated, the unhealthy, the unfed… • They want to control how we dress, they want to control how we act, they even want to control the decisions we make about our own health and our own bodies. Anadiplosis Parallelism / Triple structure Parallelism

  11. Hillary Clinton • …to get up and get out… • …we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time…it’s got about 18 million cracks in it… • My mother was born before women could vote. My daughter got to vote for her mother for president. • …as fearless…as committed…as audacious Repetition/ Rhythm alliteration/ metaphor Parallelism Parallelism / Triple structure

  12. sources • http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/index.htm • http://www.mrmediatraining.com/2011/03/15/nine-rhetorical-devices-for-your-next-speech/

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