Rhetorical strategies What devices are used Effectiveness of each Use of persona Identify/describe Purpose/effect Structure and organization Phrasing Vocabulary Syntax parallelism/anaphora/chiasmus/ polysyndeton/asyndeton/periodic/ zeugma (?) They covered themselves with dust and glory. Rhetorical strategies What devices are used Effectiveness of each Think: how are points presented Patterns Shifts Tone Purpose Identify the purpose in each paragraph
Vocabulary used throughout the test: solemnity acerbity gentility obduracy majesty bombastic contrite fawning ingratiating intimate anecdote sententious aphorism poignant buoyant vacuous diminutive didactic pretentious cynicism caustic flippant indifference