"Every discourse ought to be a living creature, having a body of its own and a head and feet; there should be a middle, beginning, and end, adapted to one another and to the whole." -Plato
Task
You will begin by researching the four terms that your group is given. Next you will locate definition of each term, create examples of each device, locate literary works that contain examples of each, and state effectiveness of employing such a device in a piece of writing, whether a poem, novel, essay, or speech. You will take the role of teacher, and impart knowledge learned to classmates via a PowerPoint that your group creates. Your PPT slideshow will be utilized to teach other classes at school the power of rhetoric!
Below is a list of groups and terms:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Exemplum Metonymy Rhetorical Question Epistrophe Chiasmus Anaphora
Amplification Ellipsis Enthymeme Litotes Antithesis Eponym
Hypophora Zeugma Climax Conduplicatio Syllepsis Conduplicatio
Parallelism Epithet Epanalepsis Isocolon Assonance Aporia
Hyperbole Polysyndeton Catachresis Appositive Cacophony Euphemism
After assigned to a group, you will:
Define given rhetorical devices
Create examples of each
Locate literary works that employ specific devices
Analyze effectiveness of device in your examples
Present findings via PowerPoint
Reflect on what you learned (essay format)