Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Analysis of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle The Jungle, being a persuasive novel in nature, is filled with different rhetorical devices or tools used by Sinclair to effectively convey his message. Sinclair’s goal of encouraging change in America’s economic structure is not an easy feat and Sinclair uses a number of different rhetorical devices to aid him. Through his intense tone, use of periodic sentencing, descriptive diction and other tools of rhetoric, Upton Sinclair constructs a moving novel that makes his message, and the reasoning behind it, clear.Sinclair’s use of periodic sentences allows him to cram details and supporting evidence into his sentence before revealing his interpretation of the evidence. Take for example, “Here

Millions of people in the world listen to music for all different reasons. Most people all over the world listen to different genres of music in order to relax, but not too many people pay attention to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize that many songs have important messages or themes to them. An example of this is the lyrics of the song “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. If you listen to this song, you will realize that Tupac raps about not only the problems that African Americans face from society, but also the struggles that poor people in society have to endure and overcome. Many

Rhetorical devices are elements embedded in a piece of work that allow the viewer to fully interpret and engage with the content presented. Rhetorical elements can be used universally through various mediums. In this essay I will be analyzing a photograph, specifically addressing the images logos, pathos, and Telos. The photograph frames your not so typical geriatric couple complete with skateboards and their flying birds. The caption of the photo is “This couple sticking it to the man”. This ironic photo packs a strong central message of living young wild and free. The unknown photographer develops the central message through the use of rhetorical deceives.

The song “You and Me” by Disclosure, remixed by Flume illustrates a mix of pop and electronic styles. A sad sounding, synthesized violin creates the harmony gives away that the song is in a minor key. As the violin’s texture filters in, it creates a dramatic atmosphere that builds tension right from the start. Alto vocals are quickly introduced to form a melody. A delay is added to the vocals giving them an echoic texture also adding to the dramatic atmosphere of the piece. During this main theme the tempo seems moderato, not too fast but not very slow. Then, the song builds tension as a lower pitched bass is used and the original violin starts a crescendo, while beginning to sound instable. The bass is taken out and at 1:04 a motive created

When I first heard Zedd and Bellion’s song on the radio I couldn't help myself to not get attached. I directly “Shazam”ed it and looked it up, I was hooked. Not merely by the beat of the song but by its meaning and let alone Bellion’s breathtaking vocals. Its very uplifting tone is very inspiring.

Several speakers use various rhetorical devices to persuade their audiences. In “Propaganda: How Not to Be Bamboozled”, Donna Woolfolk Cross explains different types of propaganda and their effects on audiences. She describes propaganda as “simply a means of persuasion” and it can be used for good or bad (Cross 526). In Writing Analytically, David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen discuss how a speaker should also use rhetorical strategies in order to fully convince their audience (9). For the 2016 presidential race, all of the candidates use rhetorical devices in their campaign speeches.

Using Swales’ analytic framework, Thompson (1994) and Lee (2009) examined the rhetorical moves and linguistic features of academic lecture introductions, a part-genre of the lecture genre, for L1 students. Thompson (1994) identified two rhetorical moves (with various steps): Setting up lecture framework and putting topic in context. She also found several metadiscursive devices (e.g., what I’m going to do in this session is) that realize those moves in monologic lectures. Likewise, Morell’s (2004) study of interactive and non-interactive English lectures for EFL university students showed that the major differences between the two types of lectures are the level of formality and the amount of teacher-student interaction. She found that interactive

Music is a magnifying glass on society. Listeners get a glimpse of race, gender roles, wealth, love, and more from a specific time period. Take current rap songs streaming on the radio today. Behind the curse words and what seems like gibberish is actually insight on the current world and what issues the artist is going through. For example, Kendrick Lamar’s hit “DNA” may seem to many like a explicit waste of words, but when studying the lyrics, one sees that Lamar is actually reflecting on his black heritage and on the ecomonic and racial struggles he has had growing up in Compton.

It is said that everyone marches to the beat of a drum; it starts as a mere noise in the background but before you know it you are lost in the passionate lyrics of your favorite love song or the empty resonating chords of a depressing ode. I have been listening to music for as long as I can remember but it was not until two years ago when I developed a certain fascination for a particular genre that made me realize that what makes a song amazing is its lyrics and melody. Those two components of any “song” have the ability to convey feelings to a listener and persuade them into feeling the same way as an artist. It made me realize how influential the language used in lyrics is on the target audience. On a broader spectrum I thought of the extents

The Imagery in the poem starts to appear in his first stanza. In the first stanza it appears he is saying that the jar is messy and dirty just like the wilderness. He also uses the word tall to describe the jar so I'm assuming the is clearly noticeable especially when he says it is as a town or harbor in the air. He then speaks about the jar appear to be like "grey and bare." This makes me feel like the jar is dual and maybe the jar is another way of talking about himself or where he lives. So the Imagery of this poem to me is a person trying to figure out where they belong in nature.

“Just the Way You Are” the lead digital single from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, the 2010 studio album of singer-songwriter, voice actor, and music producer Bruno Mars. The Smeezingtons, Needlz, and Khalil Walton were the composer of the song. It is a love story about a male who loves his girlfriend very much. He thinks she does not need any make-up to make her look more gorgeous because she already is. Also, he thinks she is so attractive that the whole world would stop and stare at her.

According to Van Eck’s study, Spini, Barbaro and Scamozzi added more meaning for rhetoric in architectural design, drawing and presentation from Aristotle’s treatise.1 Of course, pre-modern architects had used rhetorical techniques in their design with geometry and arithmetic ways, especially in the Gothic period. For Gothic architects, geometry and arithmetic were their rhetorical elements to express their architectural design because the meanings of ars is based on scientia. Gothic architects focused on scientia more than form, which the meaning of the form had cared more about the structure in the Middle Ages. Base on Ackerman’s article, geometry and arithmetic are included in scientia to show the ideal practical (ars) architecture.

Style is part of classical rhetoric and a number of rhetorical devices are worth considering in any analysis of style. For the analysis of literature a knowledge of rhetorical devices is indispensable, since there is often a considerable density of rhetorical figures and tropes which are important generators and qualifiers of meaning and effect. This is particularly the case in poetry. Especially the analysis of the use of imagery is important for any kind of literary text. (For further details see Analysing a Metaphor and Symbol).

In the Toastmasters International Speech Championship 2014, Dananjaya Hettiarachchi’s speech called “I see something” is an inspiring speech that contributes of how everyone is special in their own way. Dananjaya creates a message where everyone has potential in them to realize their speciality even if they are at their worst times. He uses many different elements such as one of the rhetorical device which is ethos and pathos. His personal story of himself enhances the topic and naturally becomes effective in his public speaking. Overall, his speech has effectively motivated people to find their own uniqueness.

Definition: When the same word is repeated twice in successive phrases, but each time with a different meaning.