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rhetorical stance

language conveying a speaker's attitude to a particular subject

rhetorical stance example

MLK’s language in his “I have a dream” speech conveys his firm resolve for racial inequality

rhetorical triangle

diagram showing the relationship of the speaker, audience, and subject of a text

rhetorical triangle example

speaker is MLK, audience is Americans, and subject is argument against racial discrimination

sarcasm

sharp attitude using words that taunt

sarcasm example

Oh, wonderful. Another Monday.

satire

use of irony and sarcasm to make fun of or attack an idea to create change

satire example

South Park exaggerates modern events to show how ridiculous it is

scheme

a pattern of words or sentence structure for rhetorical effect

scheme example

I don't know if I'm working my job or my job, me.

simile

figurative indirect comparison with like or as

simile example

blind as a bat