Rhetorical Tools
Define (in language that you believe would be most easily understood) each of the rhetorical tools below and provide an example of their use. Each person should define the tool in their own words and each person should provide one example.
Allusion – Breanna & Jeffrey Chan
Analogy – Alisa & Tasnia
Anecdote – Kayla & Jeffrey Lai
Hyperbole – Celine & Edwin
Irony – Nayancie & Robert
Oxymoron – Daniel & Johnathan
Paradox – Jorge & Edward
Trope – Ankon & Chang
Syllogism – Brian & Ashim
Refutation – Kai Lan & Janice
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Example:
Rhetorical tool: alliteration
Definition: repetition of the initial consonant sound in words that come after one another
Example(s):
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
OR
- We all deserve a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future
Rhetorical Tool: Anecdote
Definition: a very short story (as short as 1 sentence), that is related to the topic being written
Example:
1. I think we should get a dog. My friend has a dog as he says that it is one of his best friends.
2. I love ramen. When I went to Japan, I had ramen everyday because it was that good.
Analogy
Definition: When you compare two things to have a clear understanding of things (Simile and metaphor can be used to create an analogy)
Example:
1. A movie is a roller coaster ride of emotions.
2. She’s light as a feather.
Rhetorical tool: hyperbole
Definition: an overstatement that shouldn’t be taken for its literal meaning because it uses exaggeration to emphasize an idea or create an effect.
Example(s):
1. The 14 street Union Square train station is always as hot as an oven when I’m waiting for the local 6 train.
Rhetorical Tool: Hyperbole
Definition: Exaggerated phrase that should not be taken at face value in order to create strong impressions.
Example: You could knock him over just by breathing on him.
Irony – having the opposite meaning (a situation, dramatics, verbal)
Ex: The blind leading the blind.
Rhetorical tool: Allusion
Definition: A brief indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea.
Example: I think we have a Bill Gates in this class.
Rhetorical tool: Trope
Definition: Figurative phrases or expressions that defines something other than it’s literal meaning.
Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. Your mind is a palace.
Rhetorical Tool: Trope
Definition: Using a medium such as a metaphor, hyperbole, and/or imagery to change the meaning of writing in a nonliteral sense.
Examples:
-Its raining cats and dogs.
-I have a million things to do today.
Analogy:
Definition: Comparing two things to show they’re similarities.
Examples:
1. That’s as useful as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
2. She’s as quiet as a mouse
Rhetorical Tool: Refutation
Definition: A statement(s) that disproves an opposing argument.
Example:
1. There is no concrete scientific evidence that points to vaccines as a cause of autism.
Irony is a rhetoric tool where the opposite happens of what you would expect. This is usually used for humor, but not always.
Example: A fire department burning down.
Rhetorical tool: Oxymoron
Definition:
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together to provide an effect.
Example: “I am a deeply superficial person.” – Andy Warhol