Speech 205 - Rhetorical Devices
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Transcript Speech 205 - Rhetorical Devices
Activity (5 minutes)
Write:
Your speech topic is the Barack Obama
Write an….
Attention getter (1 of 8 types),
Thesis statement (C+B+R)
Preview statement (Make up 3 main points)
Review statement (Same 3 points as Preview)
Memorable last line (1 of 3 types)
Stylistic Devices (part 1)
Mr. Sanders
Oral Communication
7:45am – 10:15am
Parallelism
Arranging sentences so that words and phrases echo each
other in length and structure.
County Market = “We value fresh, we value family, we value
you.”
“In these four years we have been touched by tragedy, exhilarated
by challenge, strengthened by achievement.” – Bill Clinton
Antithesis
Contrast of
ideas
“My only love
sprung from my
only hate.” –
Romeo and
Juliet
Rhetorical Questions
Asking a question to make a point, but NOT expecting an
answer.
Good – “If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then
why practice?”
Good – “How many roads must a man
walk down before you call him a man?”
Bad – “Have you ever thought about dogs?
Well, I have and today that’s my topic!”
Parallelism –
Forever I do, forever I love you
The Few, the proud, the marines
Antithesis –
You make me cry, you make me smile, I hate you, I love you
It hurts so bad, but it felt so good.
To be or not to be / Unnecessary necessities
Rhetorical question –
Parenthesis
(Interrupting for Emphasis) – to emphasize or clarify the point
speakers are attempting to make
“We cannot, we will not, succumb to the dark impulses that lurk
in the far regions of the soul everywhere.” – Bill Clinton
Repetition
Repeat a sound, word, phrase, or idea.
“I have a dream!”
-Dr. King
“I love you like a love
song baby, and I just
keep on hitting, rePeat,peat, peat,peat,
Peat.”
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant
sounds
Ex: Billy Bob bought baked
bread
Assonance
Repetition of the same
vowel sound
Ex: My prized possession I
hold to the highest
standard. It ignites the
spark of possibilities in
your eyes.
“It’s good
mood food!”
Example time!
Parenthesis –
Alliteration –
Repetition -
Assonance -
Pop Quiz!
Look through your notes…
Which of the seven
rhetorical devices so far is
this text referring to?
QUESTIONS