Activity (5 minutes)

 Write: Why could reputation and logic be important factors in whether or not you could persuade someone? -Support your opinion by giving at least one example.

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.

 “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 – “How can you expect the audience to listen if the speaker does not care?”  Bad – “Have you ever thought about….?”

 Parallelism –  Antithesis –  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

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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.

Example time!

 Parenthesis –  Repetition  Alliteration –  Assonance -

Pop Quiz!

 Look through your notes…  Which of the seven rhetorical devices so far is this text referring to?

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