Rhetoric Terms Rhetoric Terms JeopardyJeopardy

English 10AEnglish 10A

Mrs. LorntsonMrs. Lorntson

The RulesThe Rules

Only the player with the buzzer Only the player with the buzzer may answer a question; no may answer a question; no coaching from teammatescoaching from teammates

Give your answer in the form of a Give your answer in the form of a questionquestion

If you get a question right, you If you get a question right, you win that amount of money; if you win that amount of money; if you get it wrong, you lose that get it wrong, you lose that amount of moneyamount of money

The Rules, Cont.The Rules, Cont.

Switch players every three Switch players every three questionsquestions

Do not buzz in between questions, Do not buzz in between questions, or your button will be lockedor your button will be locked

On Final Jeopardy, you will make a On Final Jeopardy, you will make a wager before reading the question. wager before reading the question. Then you will have approximately 1 Then you will have approximately 1 minute to write down your answer.minute to write down your answer.

OverviewOverview SOAPSSOAPS FigurativFigurative e LanguagLanguagee

Sound Sound and and ContentContent

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FINAL JEOPARDYFINAL JEOPARDY

Overview - 100Overview - 100

The art of speaking and The art of speaking and writing effectivelywriting effectively

Menu

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These are the two main These are the two main parts of rhetoricparts of rhetoric

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These are the “three These are the “three main players” in main players” in

rhetoricrhetoric

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This is another art This is another art besides rhetoricbesides rhetoric

Overview - 500Overview - 500

Four of these are Description, Four of these are Description, Narration, Classification, and Narration, Classification, and

EvaluationEvaluation

SOAPS - 100SOAPS - 100

This is what SOAPS This is what SOAPS stands forstands for

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This is the person who This is the person who is writing or delivering is writing or delivering

the speechthe speech

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This is the person or This is the person or people who will read or people who will read or

listen to the piecelisten to the piece

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This is the time and This is the time and place that the author place that the author

wrote this piecewrote this piece

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These are the three These are the three main purposes that a main purposes that a

writer might havewriter might have

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This is a comparison This is a comparison between two unlike between two unlike

thingsthings

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This is a comparison This is a comparison between two unlike between two unlike

things that uses “like” things that uses “like” or “as”or “as”

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When a writer uses When a writer uses human characteristics to human characteristics to

describe non-human describe non-human things, he/she is using things, he/she is using

this.this.

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This is the definition of This is the definition of figurative languagefigurative language

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When a writer says the When a writer says the opposite of what he/she opposite of what he/she means, he/she uses this means, he/she uses this

device.device.

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When a writer asks a When a writer asks a question of the question of the

audience that is not audience that is not meant to be answered, meant to be answered,

he/she is using this he/she is using this device.device.

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This device sounds This device sounds like what it means.like what it means.

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This is the use of words This is the use of words with repeating with repeating

beginning consonant beginning consonant sounds.sounds.

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The use of repeated The use of repeated vowel sounds is called vowel sounds is called

this.this.

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A writer who uses A writer who uses similar grammatical similar grammatical structures to convey structures to convey similar ideas is using similar ideas is using

this device.this device.

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This is the use of over This is the use of over exaggeration for exaggeration for

comedy or to make a comedy or to make a point.point.

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This is a reference This is a reference made to something made to something

outside this work, like outside this work, like history, literature, TV or history, literature, TV or

movies, etc. movies, etc.

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The use of two words The use of two words together that mean together that mean opposite things, but opposite things, but

together make sense.together make sense.

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This is the writer’s This is the writer’s attitude that comes attitude that comes through in his/her through in his/her

writing.writing.

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This is the substitution This is the substitution of a nice-sounding of a nice-sounding

expression for expression for something unpleasant.something unpleasant.

Final Jeopardy!Final Jeopardy!

Rhetorical DevicesRhetorical Devices

Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy

This is a term that This is a term that refers to a writer’s refers to a writer’s overall word choice overall word choice

and the type of and the type of language he/she language he/she

uses.uses.

Final Jeopardy Answer:Final Jeopardy Answer:

Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!