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Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis. Various Levels of scrutiny. Macro Vs. Micro Analysis. Macro Analysis. Micro Analysis. Tiny details within sentences and paragraphs Artistic flair Devices (the literary elements of the informational world) - Diction (word choice) - Syntax (sentence types)

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Rhetorical Analysis

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  1. Rhetorical Analysis Various Levels of scrutiny

  2. Macro Vs. Micro Analysis Macro Analysis Micro Analysis Tiny details within sentences and paragraphs Artistic flair Devices (the literary elements of the informational world) - Diction (word choice) - Syntax (sentence types) *Verbs (this is more about your analysis than the text itself) • How the text “feels” as a whole • The sense that lingers when you walk away • Arrangement (organization) • Style (how the text “dresses”) • Tone (author’s attitude towards topic)

  3. Arrangement • How the whole text is organized • Phrases to describe arrangement: - Cause and effect - Compare and Contrast - Spatial Organization (organized around “where”) - Time Organization (organized around “when”) - Order of importance - Narrative Structure - Simple to Complex/Complex to Simple - Familiar to Unfamiliar/Unfamiliar to Familiar

  4. Style • The overall presentation of a text • Similar to the clothes you wear • The commentary about the arrangement and devices • Examples: - Clear - Concise - Obscure - Embellished - Plain - Elegant - Inelegant - Feeble - Conventional - Unconventional

  5. Tone • The attitude an author has about a subject, based on the way they write about it • The end result of how an author uses all other devices • If you don’t understand the tone, you don’t understand the text • Tone = Surface feelings, what is directly said • Undertone = The feelings underneath, the suspected opinion • Be on the look out for SHIFTS in tone!!

  6. Diction • Word choice • Closely tied to style and tone • If you’re going to use it for analysis, it is imperative that you show a “pattern” in the text - Do not simply point out 1-2 words - Present a word choice pattern throughout much, if not all, of the text

  7. Syntax (Sentence Types) • Can’t stand alone in an analysis • Must describe how it contributes to: - Purpose - Message - Effect • Sentence length • Beginnings & endings • Arrangement of ideas • Sentence classifications • Word order • Rhetorical questions *typically a sign of weak writing

  8. Verbs* • *This is about your writing in your analysis • The difference between a summary and an analysis • Please stop: “The author says…” • Commit to memory a dozen or so verbs from the Power Verbs handout

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