Assignment 3: Blog Comment 2 - Rhetorical Devices

DUE: Before start of October 1st Class


Choose three of the following terms:

Exemplum    Metonymy       Rhetorical Question Epistrophe  Chiasmus  Anaphora Amplification     Ellipsis     Enthymeme    Litotes     Antithesis     Eponym Hypophora  Zeugma  Climax    Conduplicatio    Syllepsis    Conduplicatio Parallelism  Epithet       Epanalepsis      Isocolon      Assonance  Aporia Hyperbole   Polysyndeton  Catachresis     Appositive   Cacophony   Euphemism

1. Define each of your three rhetorical devices
2. Create two-three examples of each
3. Find a “literary” work (poem, essay, novella, film, graphic novel) that employs your three rhetorical devices. You might want to find three separate works, each employing ONE of the devices. Include the example and reference your source(s) (follow MLA style)
4. Analyse the effectiveness of the devices.

Add your comment to the end of this post.


NB: Image from Nannygoathill.

Lecture 7: Rhetoric, Devices and Speaking

Outline
Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speech

Rhetorical Analysis Activity


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk

Audio: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

*****HOMEWORK*****

BEFORE Next Class:
Blog Comment 2: Rhetorical Devices

Choose three of the following terms:

Exemplum    Metonymy       Rhetorical Question Epistrophe  Chiasmus  Anaphora Amplification     Ellipsis     Enthymeme    Litotes     Antithesis     Eponym Hypophora  Zeugma  Climax    Conduplicatio    Syllepsis    Conduplicatio Parallelism  Epithet       Epanalepsis      Isocolon      Assonance  Aporia Hyperbole   Polysyndeton  Catachresis     Appositive   Cacophony   Euphemism

Define each of your three rhetorical devices

Create two-three examples of each

Find a “literary” work (poem, essay, novella, film, graphic novel) that employs your three rhetorical devices. You might want to find three separate works, each employing ONE of the devices. Include the example and reference your source(s) (follow MLA style)

Analyse the effectiveness of the devices.

Assignment 1: Introductory Blog Comment

Go to our class blog. Find the post I've written called "Assignment 1: Introductory Blog Comment" (that's this one). Click on the comment link at the bottom of this post to leave your assignment response.


Be sure to include the title in your blog comment Lecture 1: What Canada Means to Me, First Name and Surname. 


In your comment address these ideas:
What does Canada mean to you? How is Canada or Alberta or Edmonton different from other cities, countries or places you have lived or visited.  Were you born in Canada? Were your parents or guardians born in Canada? How would you describe Edmonton to someone who has never visited? Is there anything unique about Edmonton or Alberta? If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Remember, in your blog post, to be aware of your grammar, punctuation, tone and diction (for more information on tone and diction, read page 7-12 in the Handbook for Writers).  Although this is a reflective exercise, you’re writing for an academic purpose so keep your key audience (instructor and fellow students) in mind.