ENGL 1720 – Module 3

PowerPoint:
Sytle and Rhetorical Devices

In-Class Writing Exercise (3/3):

For the following video, select one of the following thematic options to respond to the video
  1. Write a summary of the video
  2. Why has in-person socializing declined in the United States? What do you think about spending less time with friends and family and more time alone?
  3. Do you think spending more and more time alone is becoming an aspect of life in Ethiopia? Would you want it to become a part of your daily life?
In-Class Writing Exercise (5/3):

For the following video, select one of the following thematic options to respond to the video
  1. Write a summary of the video
  2. According to Dr. Cytowic, what are the different tactics we can use to reclaim our attention? Is there one you think that is most likely for you to use?
  3. What do you think about the issue of information overload? Do you think it affects your quality of life?

Important terms from the reading:
Correctness
Clarity (perspicuity)
Appropriateness
Ornament
Onomatopoeia
Antonomasia
Metonymy
Periphrasis
Hyperbaton
Synecdoche
Catachresis

Important terms from the lectures:
Aporia
Anaphora
Epistrophe
Symploce
Amplification
Personification
Parataxis
Antithesis
Distinctio
Procatalepsis
Hypophora
Rhetorical Question
Litotes
Understatement
Hyperbole
Allusion
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile
Exemplum
Sententia
Eponym
Climax
Parallelism