Rhetoric:
the art of effective and/or persuasive speaking and writing |
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Analysis:
the process of determining the essential characteristics |
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Rhetorical Analysis:
the process of closely reading, or critiquing, the rhetoric used in a text |
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Rhetorical Devices:
- Figurative Language - simile - metaphor - hyperbole - alliteration - repetition - many, many more - Aristotle's Appeals - Ethos - Logos - Pathos - Anecdotes and Analogies - Tone - Style - Diction - Syntax |