Rhetorical Analysis: AP LANG

Juxtaposition

Placing two contrasting elements close together to highlight their differences.

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Epistrophe

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Allusion

A reference to a well-known person, event, book, myth, or work of art to make a comparison or connection.

Tone

The author's attitude conveyed through word choice and style.

Diction

The author’s word choice, which affects the tone and meaning of the text.

Anecdote

A short, personal story used to illustrate a point or connect with the audience emotionally.

Parallel Structure

Repetition of a grammatical structure.

Money goes. money breeds. money corrupts.

Rhetorical Question

A question asked for effect, not meant to be answered - meant to provoke thought or to make a point.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses to create vivid mental pictures.

Simile/Metaphor

A comparison using like or as, or not using like or as.

Symbolism

Using an object, person, or event to represent a deeper meaning beyond the literal one.

Personification

Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object or idea.

Irony

When someone says something but means the opposite.

To USE:

1. The author UTLIZES

1. The author EMPLOYS

2. The author INVOKES (Appeals/calls upon for authority)

3. The author APPLIES

4. The author MANIPULATES

To show

1. The author ILLUMINATES

2. The author MAGNIFIES

3. The author DISCERNS

4. The author EXPLORES

5. The author EXHIBITS

6. The author EXPOSES

7. The author HIGHLIGHTS

8. The author DEPICTS

To compare

1. The author JUXTAPOSES

2. The author WEIGHS

3. The author SCRUTINIZES (inspect closely)

4. The author PARALLELS 

How: What responses earn the Sophistication point?

1. Explain the significance or relevance of the writer’s rhetorical choices (given the Rhetorical Situation)

2. Explaining a purpose or function of the passage’s complexities or tensions —> Explain a complexity and relate it to the world

3. Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive

The Sophistication thought/understanding must be part of my argument

How should I outline the essay?

1. Contextualize the Author and Passage

2. Purpose of the Passage

3. Authors Attitude and Tone and how it leads the intended audience to do something (3 Paragraphs)

Bodies 1, 2, 3: CER Format

• 3 Strongest Rhetorical Devices

Conclusion:

• Restate the Introduction:

1. Future Implications/Social Implications

2. Reflect on the Overall Message: What Can Be Taken Away

Idiom:

A group of words having a different meaning than what it says - the literal definition cannot describe the meaning

Lets break the ice

Speak of the devil

Its raining cats and dogs