1. Mr. Sanders June 17 th, 2010 Oral Communication 7:45am – 10:15am Stylistic Devices (part 2)

2. Simile Using like or as to make a comparison “My love is like a red, red rose.” Metaphor Says that something IS another thing. “School is a gateway to adulthood.” Wrong!

3. Inversion Altering normal word order. “Quickly I ran…” (Adverb comes before the verb.) Allusion Reference to literature, religion, mythology, or history. Everyone fails a test. A student then says, “That test was Waterloo.”

4. Activity In pairs of two, write a poem applying at least four rhetorical devices. (10 minutes) -Simile -Metaphor -Inversion -Allusion - Or any of the 7 from the previous PPT.

5. ONLY THREE LEFT!!!

6. Irony Say something that should mean one thing, but you intend it to mean the opposite. “Yeah, he’s really smart.” – In a sarcastic tone.

7. Hyperbole Calling attention to your point through exaggeration. “In the end, all the world’s wealth and a thousand armies are no match for the strength and decency of the human spirit.” – Bill Clinton

8. Tone Speaker’s attitude toward a subject and audience Is the speaker serious? joking? Enjoying the speech? Or Not? Their Eyes Were Watching God “He made nature and nature made everything else.” – Sam Watson “All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped.” -Mrs. Turner

9. Student Examples Irony Hyperbole Tone

10. QUESTIONS

11. Activity Scenario: Imagine you are the principal of UHigh and you have been told that one extra-curricular activity must be cut due to the financial economic crisis facing Illinois high schools. It is your job to convince the school board, parents, students, and various other community members not to cut the extra-curricular activity of your choice. To Do: Hand-write a paper, applying at least seven of the fourteen rhetorical devices that we discussed in class today convincing the school board to keep the activity of your choosing. (15 minutes) When finished: When your paper is complete, trade with someone nearby and have them locate, underline, and label your rhetorical devices. (5 minutes)