En224 Speeches and Rhetorical Devices (The Hill We Climb)

rhetorical devices

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These are asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. They’re good for getting your audience to sit up and listen too!

Rhetorical questions

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Hyperbole

Personal pronoun

This is based on the principle that things that come in threes are more effective than any other number. When used in words, either by speech or text, the reader or audience is more likely to remember the information if it is written in threes.

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Hyperbole

Rule of three

Wrong answer

You may want to use instructional words to create a call to action or make your audience think. For example, 'you must act now!'

Imperative command

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Facts

Emotive language

This is used when the writer or speaker purposefully directs their message to an individual or group of people. This could be by using the pronoun you, their name or names, or nicknames.

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Anecdote

Emotive language

Direct address

is a technique where you pick specific words you can get your audience to feel a certain way. For example, you may use the words tragic, appalling or outrageous to create anger in your reader or listener.

Rhetorical question

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Emotive language

Anecdote

Is when a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect. It can help emphasise a point.

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List of three

Repetition

Simile

This is a short story that relates to the subject in a different context, often it's a personal story from the speaker's own life. They are used to create an emotion in their reader or listener.

Imperative command

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Direct address

Anecdote

These are statements which are true. By using them as a rhetorical device, you can convince the audience that your argument is the truth, too.

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Hyperbole

Facts

Emotive language

This is used to exaggerate what you are saying for dramatic effect or to convey or intensify an emotion.

Repetition

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Hyperbole

Rule of three

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