QUESTION OF THE DAY

If you could only eat one

food for the rest of your life,
what would it be?
 ANOTHER
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Can fish swim?
Do pigs fly?
Is the Pope Catholic?
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
OBJECTIVES:

EXAMINE THE KEY CONSTRUCT RHETORICAL USE RHETORICAL

ELEMENTS OF RHETORICAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS IN A TEXT
QUESTIONS
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
•A question asked in order to create a
dramatic effect or to make a point rather
than to get an answer
•It can be sarcastic, humorous, or reflective
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
•Are basically a requirement for any
effective speech
•They help to make the speaker's point
clearer and they often resonate with the
audience
EXAMPLES:
•"If you prick us, do we not bleed?
If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die?
And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
•If overused, it might make your message
sarcastic or arrogant
•But when used skillfully, it can enhance
your speech and writing by emphasizing
key points
 RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
Benefits and How to
Use It
ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE PERSONALIZE YOUR QUESTIONS PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE
EVOKE EMOTIONS EMPHASIZE A STATEMENT PREDICT THE AUDIENCE'S QUESTIONS
ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH QUESTIONS CONSECUTIVE RHETORICAL QUESTIONS PLAN YOUR RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
 RHETORICAL DEVICES
Antithesis
Parallelism
Repetition
Rhetorical Questions
ANTITHESIS
•Antithesis, which literally means
“opposite,” is a rhetorical device in
which two opposite ideas are put
together in a sentence to achieve a
contrasting effect.
EXAMPLES
•“Setting foot on the moon may be a
small step for a man but a giant step for
mankind.”
•“To err is human; to forgive is divine.”
PARALLELISM
•Parallelism is the repetition of
grammatical elements in writing and
speaking.
•It is used for emphasis
EXAMPLES
•No pain, no gain
•When the going gets tough, the tough
gets going
•Today a reader, tomorrow a leader
REPETITION
•Repetition is a literary device that
involves using the same word or phrase
over and over again in a piece of
writing or speech.
EXAMPLES
•Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful
day!
EXAMPLES
•And that government of the people, by
the people, for the people, shall not
perish from the earth (Gettysburg
Address)
 RHETORICAL DEVICES
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