The second rhetorical strategy I will be talking about in this paragraph is that of Sentence Structure. Sentence Structure is the plainly, the order of your word in the sentence. The order that you select will have an impact on what is emphasized and what is minimized. Not only does the structure matter, but the length of the sentence can also have an effect on what is emphasized as well. Generally the longer the sentence, the greater the chance to bury a detail that you do not wish to highlight. Word Choice ties in great with Sentence Structure. Where you place your word choice will emphasize or minimize what you want the reader to see. One such example from my positive paragraph is “Young scholars situated in front of advanced computational
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This strategy is characterized by using the imagination of the reader. This can be done with comparative language by using a simile, metaphor or through the personification of the subject. A great way to think about figurative language is that figurative language can be easily drawn due to the descriptive nature of Figurative language. In my positive paragraph I used the phrase, “The bound books full of knowledge”. This phrase is an example of Figurative language due to the fact that, the bound books have been personified (or given human qualities). These books really just have print on the papers inside them. They are not actually “full of knowledge”. This is situation is not literal. The reason why this was positive is due to the positive view that society has on individuals whom are very intelligent. This works as a great personification. However, personification is not the only method that would work, I could use a metaphor to describe a situation. I did so in my negative paragraph. “That humming torture is interrupted only when other racket occurs in this dungeon.” There are two examples in this sentence. The first is the “humming torture”. A “hum” cannot be torturous. Therefore, it is a method of figurative language. The second would be “dungeon”. When I used this, I wanted to rely on the imagination of the reader. Most readers have somewhat of an idea as to what a dungeon looks like. Therefore, the image is being drawn in the imagination of the reader. This is the intended use of this phrase. The “dungeon” paints a really negative environment which achieves its goal in my negative paragraph. No one would want to be in a dungeon. Figurative language is a rhetorical strategy where creativity can be used extensively to draw a picture for the reader. The description of a location can be fleshed out quite lavishly. This is what figurative language is about.
This strategy is characterized by using the imagination of the reader. This can be done with comparative language by using a simile, metaphor or through the personification of the subject. A great way to think about figurative language is that figurative language can be easily drawn due to the descriptive nature of Figurative language. In my positive paragraph I used the phrase, “The bound books full of knowledge”. This phrase is an example of Figurative language due to the fact that, the bound books have been personified (or given human qualities). These books really just have print on the papers inside them. They are not actually “full of knowledge”. This is situation is not literal. The reason why this was positive is due to the positive view that society has on individuals whom are very intelligent. This works as a great personification. However, personification is not the only method that would work, I could use a metaphor to describe a situation. I did so in my negative paragraph. “That humming torture is interrupted only when other racket occurs in this dungeon.” There are two examples in this sentence. The first is the “humming torture”. A “hum” cannot be torturous. Therefore, it is a method of figurative language. The second would be “dungeon”. When I used this, I wanted to rely on the imagination of the reader. Most readers have somewhat of an idea as to what a dungeon looks like. Therefore, the image is being drawn in the imagination of the reader. This is the intended use of this phrase. The “dungeon” paints a really negative environment which achieves its goal in my negative paragraph. No one would want to be in a dungeon. Figurative language is a rhetorical strategy where creativity can be used extensively to draw a picture for the reader. The description of a location can be fleshed out quite lavishly. This is what figurative language is about.