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Rhetoric

This text explores various rhetorical devices, focusing on metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, parallelism, parenthesis, and personification. A metaphor draws a figurative comparison without using "like," illustrated through poetic examples. Metonymy relies on closely related associations, while onomatopoeia imitates sounds. Parallelism enhances clarity through similar sentence structure. Parenthesis introduces additional information within sentences, and personification attributes human traits to non-human elements. These devices enrich communication, enhancing meaning and emotional impact.

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Rhetoric

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  1. Rhetoric Part II

  2. Metaphor • Metaphor compares two different things in a figurative sense. Unlike in a simile, the word “like” is not used in metaphor • Example: • Truths are first clouds, then rain, then harvest and food. • Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations.

  3. Metonymy • Uses figurative expressions that are closely associated with the subject in terms of place, time or background • The figurative expression is not a physical part of the subject

  4. Examples • The White House declared  • The land belongs to the crown • Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that

  5. Onomatopoeia • The pronunciation of the word imitates a sound. • Used because it's often difficult to describe sounds. • Examples: • The lion roared • The steaks sizzled in the pan • The bomb went off with a bang

  6. Parallelism • Successive clauses or sentences are similarly structured. This similarity makes it easier for the reader / listener to concentrate on the message

  7. Examples • We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interest, and teach us what it means to be citizens. • The mediocre teacher tells, The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. • The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. • Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I will learn.

  8. Parenthesis • The normal progression of a sentence is interrupted by extra information or explanations enclosed in commas, brackets or dashes • The extra information can be a single word, a phrase or even a sentence

  9. Examples • Dogs have (like every other predator) the killer instinct • Him I must speak to – if I can – today itself. • Would you, Kris, listen to me

  10. Personification • Animals, inanimate objects or abstractions are represented as having human characteristics • Examples: • Why these two countries would remain at each other's throat for so long. • I closed the door and my stubborn car refused to open it again. • The flowers nodded their heads as if to greet us. • The frogs began their concert.

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