23-24 Rhetorical Analysis

Which of these is NOT a part of the rhetorical triangle?

• speaker
• message
• character
• purpose

appeals to ethics, gives credibility to the speaker

• ethos
• logos
• analysis
• pathos

the emotional appeal

• pathos
• ethos
• thanos
• logos

appeals to logic, convinces the audience through the use of reason

• ethos
• logos
• photos
• pathos

using phrases, words, or ideas over and over again

• overstatement
• metaphor
• imagery
• repetition

objects are compared to each other – look for ‘like’ or ‘as’

• imagery
• repetition
• simile
• connotation

ideas and feelings associated with a word (not its dictionary definition)

• connotation
• repetition
• imagery
• metaphor

Vivid description that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

• pathos
• imagery
• repetition
• understatement

The word choice and attitude the author uses in reference to their subject.

• overstatement & understatement
• tone & diction
• simile & metaphor
• ethos & pathos

is an act of stating something more profound than it actually is, in order to make the point more serious or important

• understatement
• overstatement
• repetition
• imagery