Rhetorical Analysis

It is the element of rhetorical situation which includes the historical background, time, place, and occasion.

• exigence

• purpose

• context

• choices

It is what the writer hopes to accomplish or happen as a result of the writing.

• exigence

• purpose

• appeals

• choices

It refers to the writer's choices of words and phrases to effectively convey his/her ideas.

• tone

• diction

• appeals

• context

The ____________ of a text is group of people who has shared or individual beliefs, values, needs, and backgrounds.

• speaker

• audience

• context

• message

They are the means to persuade the audience through logic (logos), emotion (pathos), and ethics (credibility).

• tone

• diction

• appeals

• choices

________ is a comparison using like or as.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• allusion

Giving human attributes to something that is not alive.

Example: Can you see that stars winking at you?

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

• repetition

It is a literary device that implies comparison and contrast.

Example: Nick Carraway (The Great Gatsby) rents a house in West Egg on Long Island, which is a fictional village of New York. He finds himself living amidst the huge mansions of the rich and famous. Right across the water, there is a refined village of East Egg.

• juxtaposition

• imagery

• repetition

• allusion

__________ is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary,or political significance.

Example: Chocolate is his Kryptonite.

• allusion

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

• personification

_______ is a direct comparison between two objects.

Example: But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• juxtaposition