AP Lang Purpose of Select Rhetorical Strategies PDF

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Purpose/Effect of Select Rhetorical Devices -Rhetorical Devices: • helps to effectively communicate ideas and engage an audience -Alliteration: • adds lyricism • makes phrases more vivid and easier for an audience to grasp -Analogy: • provides a simple explanation for a more complicated idea • delivers a vivid image for an audience that fully captures their imagination • adds depth to a text • helps the audience understand central aspects -Anaphora: • adds emphasis to a repeated idea • creates a pleasing rhythmic effect often used at the beginning and end of a text to make it more powerful and memorable -Antithesis: • using parallel structure to create contrast • makes ideas easier to grasp when juxtaposing opposites • conveys arguments in a way so they are approachable and easy to remember -Appeal to Ethos: • helps the audience to trust and respect the speaker -Appeal to Pathos: • appeals to the audience's emotions and imaginations • helps the audience understand and share in the speaker's own viewpoint • emphasizes a shared value between the speaker and the audience • pairs well with logical arguments -Appeal to Logos: • appeals to the audience’s sense of logic and reasoning • helps the audience understand the topic through quantitative and/or qualitative data • helps bolster the credibility of the author (lends itself to strengthening author’s ethos) -Asyndeton: • results in a sentence that feels more immediate and dramatic • adds emphasis at crucial points

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Purpose/Effect of Select Rhetorical Devices -Humor: • keeps an audience engaged • makes the speaker appear more personable • makes an unpopular idea more acceptable • makes a text significantly more memorable -Inclusive Language: such as "we" and "our" • shows that the speaker identifies with the audience • shows the speaker has the audience’s interest in mind • makes the speaker more trustworthy and personable -Metaphor: • creates a strong emotional response in an audience • makes a difficult idea or argument easier to comprehend • adds an imaginative comparison to abstract ideas -Parallelism: • adds clarity and makes it easier for the audience to grasp a central idea • adds rhythm making the text more powerful and memorable -Repetition: • returns the audience’s attention to crucial aspects • highlights specific words and ideas at specific parts • adds rhythm to language as it emphasizes a single idea -Rule of Three: • makes it easy for an audience to grasp and remember items in groups of three • adds dramatic effect that focuses attention on most important points • avoids overwhelming an audience with superfluous information...