#RHETORIC

Описание: AEC 1 ENGLISH

Unit 1 Sounds of English

Topic Use of Rhetoric in Communication

What is Rhetoric? (In Very Simple Words)

Rhetoric means the art of speaking or writing nicely so that people listen, understand, and feel interested. When we choose good words and speak clearly, we are using rhetoric. It helps us share our thoughts in a better way.

Why is Rhetoric Important in Communication?

Communication means talking, writing, or sharing ideas with others. Rhetoric is important because it helps us:

Speak clearly

Make others understand us easily

Sound polite and confident

Convince people to agree with us

For example, if you say, “Give me that book!” It sounds rude.

But if you say, “Please give me the book. I need it to study,” it sounds kind and polite.

This polite way of speaking is rhetoric.

Examples of Rhetoric in Daily Life

In School:

When a teacher explains a lesson using easy words and stories, students understand better. That is rhetoric.

At Home:

If you say, “Mom, may I please watch TV after homework?” instead of shouting, you are using good rhetoric.

In Speeches:

When a leader gives a speech that makes people feel happy or hopeful, they are using rhetoric.

In Writing:

Stories, poems, and letters use beautiful words to make readers feel excited or emotional.

Conclusion

Rhetoric helps us talk nicely, write clearly, and share ideas better. It makes communication sweet and effective. When we use kind words and clear sentences, people like to listen to us. Rhetoric helps us become good speakers and good listeners too.


A. Figures of Speech

(Figures of speech make language beautiful and imaginative)

Simile – Comparison using like or as

He is as brave as a lion.

Metaphor – Direct comparison without like or as

Time is a thief.

Personification – Giving human qualities to non-living things

The wind whispered.

Hyperbole – Great exaggeration

I waited for a thousand years.

Alliteration – Same starting sound in words

She sells sea shells.

Onomatopoeia – Sound words

Buzz, bang, splash

Oxymoron – Opposite words together

Deafening silence

Irony – Opposite of what is expected

A fire station burns down.

Pun – Play on words

A bicycle can’t stand alone because it is two-tired.

Apostrophe – Talking to absent or non-living things

O Moon, shine bright!

B. Rhetorical Devices

(Rhetorical devices make speech or writing strong and persuasive)

Rhetorical Question – Question with no answer expected

Can we live without water?

Repetition – Repeating words for emphasis

Try again, try again.

Anaphora – Repetition at the beginning of lines

We shall fight, we shall win.

Parallelism – Same structure in sentences

Easy come, easy go.

Antithesis – Contrast of ideas

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

Allusion – Reference to a famous person or event

He is a real Einstein.

Climax – Ideas arranged from weak to strong

He came, he saw, he conquered.

Assonance – Repetition of vowel sounds

Go slow over the road.