1. Rhetorical Devices & Terms Sebastian Buckman Period 2

2. Concrete Language ▪ Definion- Concrete words: Are terms that identify things and events that can be measured and observed. ▪ Examples of concrete language are spoon, table, lamp, ring, pumpkin, green, hot, dancing. ▪ These terms compare to objects or events we can see or hear or feel or taste or smell, their meanings are pretty stable. If you ask me what I mean by the word knife, I can pick up a knife and show it to you.

3. Concrete Language ▪ Other example's of concrete language are- ▪ “That pan is very hot, it just came off the stove!” The concrete words would be pan, hot, and stove. ▪ “My dog ate my homework.” The concrete words are dog, ate and homework ▪ “Bob and Mary walked their lizard in the park” The concrete words are Bob, Mary, walked, lizard, park.

4. Mood ▪ Definition- Mood: is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. ▪ Mood can also be described as something the way the words in the text make you feel personally and emotionally. ▪ It can be developed through setting, theme, tone and diction.

5. Mood ▪ Examples of moods: suspenseful, joyful, depressing, excited, anxious, angry, sad, tense, lonely, suspicious, frightened, disgusted. ▪ 1)“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” non-violent ▪ 2) “There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago” peaceful and calm mood

6. Parallelism Definition- Parallelism refers to balance. In order for the reader to understand what the author means, the words must make sense in the time and place. If you start talking about one thing one way, you can’t switch to talking about something else a different way in the middle of the sentence.

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