TOP 20 RHETORICAL ELEMENTS WITH EXAMPLES (HELPFUL FOR AP LANG) 1. Alliteration- the repetition of a initial consonance or sound (EX: She sells sea shells) 2. Anaphora- repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses (EX: Well‚ I say to them tonight‚ there is not a liberal America and a conservative America; there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United
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lack of sleep. The continuous statement shows the King’s change from respect to irritation towards sleep. At the end of the soliloquy the King answers as to why he can not sleep: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” (28). Through this final synecdoche the king invokes sympathy from the audience and conveys his state of complete desperation The soliloquy’s imagery also mirrors King Henry’s increasing distress. In the beginning‚ he talks longingly of sleep‚ and asks sleep to “steep” his senses
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Malik Moore Ms. Boeckle AP English Language and Composition 9 July 2014 Allegory – A narrative that can be interpreted to reveal a second meaning Example: Arthur Miller’s Crucible (“Red Scare”). Allusion – A reference to something well-known in literature or history Example: “I was not born in a manger‚ I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father Jor-el‚ to save the planet Earth” – Barack Obama Analogy - Comparison to a directly parallel case Example: Saying you
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encompasses a didactic statement for the future‚ “for out of the war came a lesson …” showing his audience that unknown solider has “taught us a lesson”; that ordinary people are not ordinary. By maintaining his anonymity‚ the soldier becomes a synecdoche for all demographics and past conflicts‚ reiterating the inclusiveness of the audience‚ associating them with the solider in order to discover
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Kayla Godon Grummon APLAC 4 6 September 2013 AP Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ the author of the Declaration of Independence‚ creates this declaration to demand freedom and independence from British tyranny and control. Jefferson’s sharp and embittered tone toward the British is officially published on July 4‚ 1776. He writes this piece of literature with a deductive syntax‚ diction‚ metonymy‚ chiasmus‚ and many more tools to explain to the British government why the colonies are demanding
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The narrative Beowulf uses alliterations‚ kennings‚ repetition‚ monologues‚ metonymy and synecdoche. An example of alliteration used in Beowulf is around the lines 700-1100 in the text when Grendel was approaching and fighting the people in the hall. The lines say “Heorot trembled‚ wonderfully built to withstand the blows‚ the struggling great
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SONNET 18 William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 is one of one hundred fifty four poems of fourteen lines written in Iambic Pentameter. These sonnets exclusively employ the rhyme scheme‚ which has come to be called the Shakespearean Sonnet. The sonnets are composed of an octet and sestet and typically progress through three quatrains to a concluding couplet. It also contains figurative language and different poetic devices used to create unique effects in his sonnets. Shakespeare’s sonnets consist of words
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Ryan Douvlos English 050 Analytical Essay Imaginative writing is an art that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way. This art involves universal laws of human nature‚ and both time and place. Without connecting the reader through these principles‚ the author’s work is somewhat meaningless. In order for the author to gain something through his/her work‚ the author must be able to manipulate the perceptions of the reader. This can be done by successfully incorporating the five elements
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I Hear America Singing SUMMARY In the poem "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman‚ the reader envisions a country of people working for the greater good of mankind. These people come together as part of the whole society developing industry and production. Each person has a different occupation‚ but each job is important to the bigger picture. The bigger picture and theme being that of a country in which everyone is working together to create a successful and harmonious civilization. The mechanics
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Stylistic Analysis of the Text ONE STAIR UP By C. Nairne Nairne Campbell is a Scottish novelist‚ the author of two books "One Stair Up" (1932) and "Stony Ground" (1934)‚ who wrote about Scottish working class families in a realistic manner. The extract from the book “One Stair Up” by C. Nairne depicts the man and woman who visited a cinema and had different views on the film that they had seen due to their diverse perception. There is also a description of the cinema-world as a pastime
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