AP Lang Winter Break Homework 2012 - 13
1) Revisit the definitions of the following rhetorical devices. There are many different definitions you can find, so use The Virtual Salt as
your resource. When we return from break, we will consider the effects
of these devices and practice using them. Any energy you put into
understanding the rhetorical purpose of these devices over break is
energy you won’t need to spend during the school term. Expect a quiz the day we return.
Amplification
Anadiplosis
Anaphora
Antithesis
Asyndeton
Chiasmus
Epanalepsis
Epistrophe
Hypophora
Litotes
Parallelism
Polysyndeton
Rhetorical Question
Understatement
Zeugma
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Metonymy
2) Read Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (and add it to your Bibliography). We'll discuss it over the first week of school. Pay particular attention to how she establishes (or fails to establish) her ethos and how she balances logos and pathos. Identifying rhetorical strategies while you read will help reinforce your work with The Virtual Salt.
Im having trouble understanding the difference between these words..
ReplyDeleteMetonymy and synecdoche
Anadiplosis and epistrophe
Epanalepsis and anaphora
Also, are there any sentences that would be good practice to prep before the quiz? Like I know we are supposed to be looking for these in our book, but I was just wondering if you had like a worksheet. Thanks!
~Tina
Great questions. I'd like to see your classmates take a stab at this before I jump in. Let them know you've posted a question.
DeleteI don't have any worksheets (and I haven't found many examples of the more complicated rhetorical devices in Nickel and Dimed), but a quick google search of "anadiplosis examples" (or any other device followed by examples) will give you lots of phrases to look at. The more examples you look at, the easier it will be to spot them.
I want to take a stab at this, but I don't know if this will actually explain anything. Mostly I am doing this to practice.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am kind of still confused on metonymy and synecdoche.
so Andadiplosis is where one thought leads to the next like "blah blah bacon, bacon blah blah blah eggs, eggs blah blah blah food"
Epistrophe (the opposite of anaphora)usually focuses on one thought but repeats it at the end of a phrase or clause. "homework is educational, school is educational, education is educational"
The difference between anaphora and epanalepsis is that anaphora is only repeated at the beginning of a clause or phrase "love is patient, love is kind" while epanalepsis is repeated at the beginning and end "Your heart knew, but you could not believe your heart"
I would say hope this helps, but......
Thanks, Erin! Everything you say is accurate. I particularly like the phrase "education is educational." Hard to argue with that kind of logic.
DeleteI think there are still ideas to be added, particularly regarding that tricky synecdoche / metonymy issue.
also, what kind of quiz will this be? a matching quiz, a "is this the correct way to use it" quiz, or a definitions quiz? Or something completely new....?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure. I'll let y'all know tomorrow night after I make it. :)
Deleteapparently I am just going to keep asking questions because I was wondering if we need to know things like prozeugma, diazeugma,and distinctio?
ReplyDeleteNope. Zeugma is useful, but prozeugma and diazeugma are more nitpicky than is necessary. As for distinctio (isn't that a spell in Harry Potter?), it wouldn't hurt you to know it, but the terms I've listed in this blog post are the most common, powerful, and useful to know.
DeleteThat helped Erin! Thanks girl! (:
ReplyDelete~Tina