“All I have to say is that, after the first time, I went back to the tent and felt like either crying or lighting myself on fire to remove the filth.”

hyperbole

deliberate exaggeration for emphasis hyperbole

… an essay in which you analyze the rhetorical strategies used by the author to convey his attitude toward his experience. He feels the urge to light himself on fire, a claim that may seem like hyperbole. But everything in his existence is so dreadful that readers might well believe he means it.

“All real scientists exist on the frontier. Even the least ambitious among them deal with the unknown, if only one step beyond the known.” ~The Great Influenza by John M. Barry

metaphor

a stated comparison between two unlike things metaphor

… analyze how Barry uses rhetorical strategies to characterize scientific research. Barry paints scientists as adventurers and explorers, wherein the experiment is outdoors and involves hard work ….This is not the science the reader is likely to think of usually; this is the stuff of adventure! The metaphor of the scientist to explorers is carried out further in the next…

“All real scientists exist on the frontier. Even the least ambitious among them deal with the unknown, if only one step beyond the known.” ~The Great Influenza by John M. Barry metaphor a stated comparison between two unlike things metaphor … analyze how Barry uses rhetorical strategies to characterize scientific research. Barry paints scientists as adventurers and explorers, wherein the experiment is outdoors and involves hard work ….This is not the science the reader is likely to think of usually, this is the stuff of adventure! The metaphor of the scientist to explorers is carried out further in the next…

“…—but the farmers had been persuaded of the merits of killing by poison, and so they sent in the planes on their mission of death.” ~Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

diction

unusual word choice such as archaic language or especially evocative choices that contain powerful connotations diction

… define the argument of the passage and analyze the rhetorical strategies that Carson uses to construct her argument. To emphasize the needless slaughter of animals caused by farmers, Carson uses diction relating to war and carnage. The farmers sent planes carrying poison “on their mission of death.” The phrase “mission of death” puts a strong emphasis on the actual purpose of the farmer’s planes which is to kill. Many birds died and…

diction unusual word choice such as archaic language or especially evocative choices that contain powerful connotations diction … define the argument of the passage and analyze the rhetorical strategies that Carson uses to construct her argument. To emphasize the needless slaughter of animals caused by farmers, Carson uses diction relating to war and carnage. The farmers sent planes carrying poison “on their mission of death.” The phrase “mission of death” puts a strong emphasis on the actual purpose of the farmer’s planes which is to kill. Many birds died and… “…—but the farmers had been persuaded of the merits of killing by poison, and so they sent in the planes on their mission of death.” ~Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

“O, horrible idea, indeed! To possess noble souls aspiring after high and honorable acquirements, yet confined by the chains of ignorance and poverty to lives of continual drudgery and toil.” ~A Boston Lecture by Maria W. Stewart

antithesis

the placing of opposing words within the same sentence to emphasize their disparity antithesis

… analyze the rhetorical strategies that Stewart uses to convey her position. Throughout her speech, Stewart uses several examples of figurative language. Stewart highlights the misery of being bound to “servile labor” by describing it through an antithesis of aspiring souls “confined by the chains of ignorance and poverty.”

antithesis the placing of opposing words within the same sentence to emphasize their disparity antithesis … analyze the rhetorical strategies that Stewart uses to convey her position. Throughout her speech, Stewart uses several examples of figurative language. Stewart highlights the misery of being bound to “servile labor” by describing it through an antithesis of aspiring souls “confined by the chains of ignorance and poverty.” “O, horrible idea, indeed! To possess noble souls aspiring after high and honorable acquirements, yet confined by the chains of ignorance and poverty to lives of continual drudgery and toil.” ~A Boston Lecture by Maria W. Stewart

Marty's presence at the dance was definitely a 'Catch 22’; if he talked to Cindy she'd be mad at him, but if he ignored her there'd be hell to pay. His anger bubbled to the surface. He realized that by coming to the dance he had brought his problems with him like a Trojan Horse, and he could only hope he would be able to keep them bottled up."

allusion

allusion a reference to someone or something outside of the text used to enhance the meaning of the work in which it appears

…analyze how the author uses rhetorical devices to characterize Marty’s attitude toward his predicament. Marty’s concern about his predicament is evident as he attempts to mask his rage with a stoic demeanor. The allusion to a “Catch 22” shows that Marty believes he cannot win Cindy’s favor no matter what he does. Marty’s only hope is to keep his feelings well hid and well protected until a time when they are safe to emerge like stealthful warriors from Homer’s Trojan Horse.

allusion a reference to someone or something outside of the text used to enhance the meaning of the work in which it appears …analyze how the author uses rhetorical devices to characterize Marty’s attitude toward his predicament. Marty’s concern about his predicament is evident as he attempts to mask his rage with a stoic demeanor. The allusion to a “Catch 22” shows that Marty believes he cannot win Cindy’s favor no matter what he does. Marty’s only hope is to keep his feelings well hid and well protected until a time when they are safe to emerge like stealthful warriors from Homer’s Trojan Horse. Marty's presence at the dance was definitely a 'Catch 22’; if he talked to Cindy she'd be mad at him, but if he ignored her there'd be hell to pay. His anger bubbled to the surface. He realized that by coming to the dance he had brought his problems with him like a Trojan Horse, and he could only hope he would be able to keep them bottled up."