ENG4C- English, Grade 12 College Preparation Unit One: Short Story & Non

Fiction.

Rhetorical Device

A tool that a writer uses to make his or her writing more distinct and appealing to the reader.

Anaphora form of repetition repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning

of several sentences and sometimes within several sentences

**A writer will use anaphora to emphasize an idea, and also because humans naturally respond to the rhythm of repetition**

Example: “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."

Parallel Structure can be like anaphora used within one sentence to create a

balancing effect requires using the same pattern of

words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance

** The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but)**

Parallel Structure Example: She enjoys reading and writing poetry.

(We know she reads poetry and writes poetry.) Unbalanced Structure: She enjoys reading and to write poetry.

(We know she reads (but what??) and writes poetry.)

Metaphor

a form of comparison used to describe something show how two things that are unalike in most ways are

similar in one important way a writer will use metaphors to make his or her piece more

clear, entertaining, and interesting.

**Unlike similes that use the words “as” or “like” to make a comparison, metaphors state that something is something else**

Metaphor

Example:

His words are poetry.

Comparison Using Simile:

His words are like poetry.

Allusion a brief mention of, or reference to, a historical,

geographical, literary, mythological, or Biblical event, person, place, or thing

Allusion

Example: The software included a Trojan Horse.

(Allusion to the Trojan Horse from Greek Mythology). Plan ahead. It was not raining when Noah

built the Ark.

(Allusion to the biblical story of Noah’s Ark).

I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK Speech

I, TooI, too, sing America. I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed– I, too, am America

I, Too1.What rhetorical devices are used in this

poem? 2.When the poet uses I, does he mean just

himself? For whom is he speaking? What does the poem have to say about black heritage?

3.What do you think Langston Hughes is saying in his poem, “I, Too”?

4. Identify where Martin Luther King has the same idea in his speech.

Apply Your Knowledge1.Create a chart citing examples of rhetorical devices

that Martin Luther King Jr. uses throughout his “I Have a Dream” speech. .

2.Pick one example of each rhetorical device and explain how/why it was used.

Anaphora Parallel Structure

Metaphor Allusion

But one hundred years later…one hundred years later…one hundred years later… (par. 2)

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