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Wonder Why are we doing this Today we are going to do an exegesis of Wonder It means we are going to read parts of this text extremely closely to examine the artistic tools and rules that. (. P. atterns of Development). Rhetorica. l Mode. Purpose. Description. To detail what a person, place or object is like. Narration. To relate an event. Illustration. To. provide specific instances or examples. Syntax. How sentence structure may be a rhetorical strategy. Syntax is the order of words in a sentence/the sentence structure. Certain syntactical choices can have a . rhetorical effect . and can contribute to the . Derek Clarke . Pg. 146. Rhetorical Definitions . A pseudo-definition given to express or influence ones feelings.. Example- Abortion is the murder of an unborn child. . . Rhetorical Explanations. An explanation intended to influence attitudes or affect behavior.. Defined as the likening of two or more things to make one appear better or worse than the other, rhetorical analogies are analogies used to express or influence attitudes or affect behavior by invoking images with an emotional association. They can also be used as comparisons. . ???????????????. Loaded Question Definition. Is used to imply something without coming out and saying it. “Why does the president hate rich people?” implies without saying it that the president hates rich people. English III. Rhetorical Devices. Tools a writer/speaker uses to communicate clearly to his/her audience.. Used for persuasion or argumentation. Rhetorical Questions. Definition: A question that needs no answer.. How would you define the words rhetoric or rhetorical?. Classic Definitions of Rhetoric. Aristotle:. . Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion.”. SIMILE. METAPHOR. ALLUSION. . HYPERBOLE. UNDERSTATEMENT. Rhetorical Analysis. What the Author Does. Rhetorical devices . are the tools the writer uses to produce the writing. . Rhetorical technique . Speech in the Virginia Convention. Updated: October 2013. Historical Context . In the spring of 1775, although many suspected an attack by the British, delegates from the state of Virginia could not agree whether going to war with Great Britain was the correct course of action or not. After the anti-war crowd spoke, Patrick Henry stood up and gave a rousing speech that convinced the listeners war was the correct option. . Objective: . LAFS.910.RI.2.6: Determine . an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.. Target Skill. : . To write a rhetorical analysis of an argument.. (. P. atterns of Development). Rhetorica. l Mode. Purpose. Description. To detail what a person, place or object is like. Narration. To relate an event. Illustration. To. provide specific instances or examples. for “The Declaration of Independence”. What is rhetoric?. The ability to use language effectively in order to persuade the listener or reader.. OR. The art of using speech to persuade, influence, or  please.. Today. , I’ll learn to analyze text using concrete evidence to draw abstract associations in order to make a . valid synthesis . claim.. I’ll know I have learned this when my . synthesis claim . meets or exceeds the criteria for success.. Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention . Rhetorical Question. A rhetorical question is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no . real . answer is expected.