Rhetorical devices

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Programme

- Frans Timmerman MH 17

- Rhetorical & literary devices

Lesson Objective:

- You know some Rhetorical Devices that make a good speech.

Speech Techniques
Rhetorical devices

00:24

Have you already detected a rhetorical technique?

01:16

Which technique(s) did Timmermans use here?

01:30

Did you notice the tricolon?

02:27

What can you say about the word 'home'?

03:21

What can you say about the word 'imagine'?

04:23

Did you notice a different technique?

04:24

Anaphora

a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis.

Speech Techniques
Rhetorical devices

Literary/Rhetorical devices 

The English language knows plenty of literary/rhetorical devices, listed below are the most common ones:

• metaphor                       -  euphemism
• simile                               -  personification
• idiom                                -  tricolon
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

Which literary device is used here?
'They fought like cats and dogs.'

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. repetition
4. personification

Which literary device is this:
"The paper is as light as a feather."

1. simile
2. hyperbole
3. metaphor
4. euphemism

Students need the hand-out in order to complete this exercise.

Which literary device is this:
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

1. metaphor
2. simile
3. personification
4. hyperbole

Which literary device is this:
"The man is as tall as the tree."

1. metaphor
2. personification
3. simile
4. hyperbole

Assignment

In pairs, complete the exercises on the worksheet.

Use the hand-out as support.

Present your 'own' speech

Find a speech on YouTube and choose a fragment of about 2-3 minutes (maximum).

• Analyse the fragment and try to make sure you know what techniques were used. Of course you can account for the choice of this particular fragment based on the use of abundant rhetorical devices. 
  

It may be a political speech, but don't hesitate to use a speech from a film.

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