Transcript Stylistic Devices - Springfield Public Schools
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
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?