1. Advanced Rhetorical Devices
Identification vs. Purpose vs. Effect

2. Review Vocabulary Parallel Structure – Anaphora – Chiasmus –
Antithesis –

3. Review Vocabulary
Parallel Structure – using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Anaphora –
Chiasmus –
Antithesis –

4. Review Vocabulary
Parallel Structure – using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Anaphora – Repetition of a word or words at the start of a sentence or phrase
Chiasmus –
Antithesis –

5. Review Vocabulary
Parallel Structure – using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Anaphora – Repetition of a word or words at the start of a sentence or phrase
Chiasmus – Reversal in syntax to make the second half have different meaning
Antithesis –

6. Review Vocabulary
Parallel Structure – using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Anaphora – Repetition of a word or words at the start of a sentence or phrase
Chiasmus – Reversal in syntax to make the second half have different meaning
Antithesis –Two opposing ideas placed together to achieve a contrasting effect

7. New Vocabulary

8. New Vocabulary
Hyperbole
Allusion
Synecdoche

9. Hyperbole

10. Allusion

11. Synecdoche

12. New Vocabulary Hyperbole – Greatest thing ever!
Allusion – But soft…(bear)
Synecdoche – Give us bread

13. Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

14. Hyperbole Examples: My grandma is as old as the hills.
I’m dying of embarrassment.
I can’t go to the party; I’ve got a million things going on.
Mr. Phelps is the best teacher ever.

15. Hyperbole in Literature
Examples:
People moved slowly then. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
--from Romeo and Juliet

16. Hyperbole in Songs Examples:
Her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they’re not shining
-Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are
I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere
-Johnny Cash, I’ve Been Everywhere

17. Hyperbole in Yo Mama Jokes
Examples:
Yo mama so fat she sat on an iPhone and turned it into an iPad. 
Yo mama so old she knew Burger King when he was just a prince.
Yo mama so lazy she put cheat codes in for Wii Fit.

18. Purpose vs. Effect
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader

19. Purpose vs. Effect Obviously, exaggeration of a point
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Obviously, exaggeration of a point
Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis

20. Purpose vs. Effect Obviously, exaggeration of a point
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Obviously, exaggeration of a point
Impossibility of a statement adds emphasis
Draws attention to the point
Conveys seriousness, importance of an emotion

21. Allusion
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not typically describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
allude, alluding, alluded (v)

22. Allusion in Songs Examples:
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles / and my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet”
--Taylor Swift, Love Story
I’m the new Sinatra, and since I made it here, I can make it anywhere
--Jay Z, Empire State of Mind

23. Allusion
Examples:
He was lying so much his nose should have been growing.
Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.

24. Allusion
Examples:
He was lying so much his nose should have been growing.
Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.
Yo mama so fat her patronus is a cake.

25. Problem with Allusion

26. Problem with Allusion

27. Problem with Allusion

28. Problem with Allusion

29. Purpose vs. Effect
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader

30. Purpose vs. Effect Creates a comparison between known references
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Creates a comparison between known references
Add emphasis
Creates mood

31. Purpose vs. Effect Creates a comparison between known references
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Creates a comparison between known references
Add emphasis
Creates mood
Reference relies on readers’ prior knowledge—their understanding of the reference adds the weight of the entire subject to the text
Mood manipulated by the power of the reference

32. Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

33. Synecdoche Examples: Look at my new wheels!
The word “wheels” is used to represent the whole car
I’ve got too many mouths to feed.
“Mouths” to represent people
“9/11 is both singular and essentially repeatable.” --Martin McQuillian, Deconstruction after 9/11
“9/11” represents the terroristic events of 9/11/2001

34. Synecdoche in Songs
Example:
Your butt is mine / Gonna take you right / Just show your face / In broad daylight
--Michael Jackson, Bad

35. Purpose vs. Effect
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader

36. Purpose vs. Effect Gives objects different meaning Achieves brevity
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Gives objects different meaning
Achieves brevity
Draws attention
Uses slang

37. Purpose vs. Effect Gives objects different meaning Achieves brevity
Author’s
Purpose
Effect on the
Reader
Gives objects different meaning
Achieves brevity
Draws attention
Uses slang
Small section of the whole may mean more than the whole
Saying “steel” instead of “swords, knifes, and armor” is much more succinct
Changes mood by using slang words

38. On Your Quiz on Friday: Be prepared to define and identify
Parallel Structure
Anaphora
Chiasmus
Antithesis
Hyperbole
Allusion
Synecdoche
Also, be prepared to write with one of these devices and use one of these devices in a brief analysis.