Rhetorical Techniques (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Anecdote-analysis weave structure pattern
Anecdote-analysis weave structure pattern
Anecdote → Pause → 'That is how...' → Universal application
Anaphora definition
Anaphora definition
Words repeated at beginning of successive clauses/sentences
Hypophora definition
Hypophora definition
Speaker poses question & immediately answers it
Why humour works as 'Trojan horse'
Why humour works as 'Trojan horse'
Lowers psychological defences, makes audience more receptive
Adichie's antithesis example about stereotypes
Adichie's antithesis example about stereotypes
Not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete
Tricolon definition
Tricolon definition
Series of three parallel elements to create rhythm & emphasis
How many times 'single story' appears in talk
How many times 'single story' appears in talk
More than 20 times
Strategic sequencing progression order
Strategic sequencing progression order
Vulnerable → outrage → incredulity → universal → authority
Second-person engagement technique
Second-person engagement technique
Using 'you' to pull listeners into perspective, creating empathy
Parallelism example in Adichie's talk
Parallelism example in Adichie's talk
Show a people as one thing... They become one thing