S5 #Compo 3 Letter of Appeal (Rhetorical Devices) by Tsz Chin Donna Yee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j Rhetoric refers to a speaker's or writer's ability to persuade or motivate a group. en-us 2017-11-28 08:38:35 UTC 2017-12-13 03:05:40 UTC hello@padlet.com tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210779900 2017-11-28 08:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210779900 tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210780301 1. Questions used to make a positive point  
2. Who doesn't love pizza?
Donna]]> 2017-11-28 08:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210780301 tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210780488 1. Questions used to make a negative point
2. What has the HKSAR Government ever done for us? 
Donna]]> 2017-11-28 08:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/210780488 ​1:the exact opposite: https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211229912 2: love is an ideal thing. Marriage is a real thing.
Brendan Yau ( yay😆)]]> 2017-11-29 01:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211229912 Meaning and sample sentences of antithesis https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230033 antithesis

noun, plural antitheses  [an-tith-uh-seez]


 Meaning 
1)the exact opposite
2)a contrast between two things

 Sample sentences
Gavin is bright and handsome the very antithesis of other classmates.

Sam 

]]> 2017-11-29 01:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230033 s1310797 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230091 1.Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.
2.I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and drainage, and I’ve just begun to develop a sore throat as well.
Wesley]]> 2017-11-29 01:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230091 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230105 1. Anaphora is a device which a phrase or a clause is repeated at the beginning of several sentences
2. Basketball is good. Basketball is fun. Basketball never stops
Aidan]]> 2017-11-29 01:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230105 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230151 1.The process of increasing the volume of sound especially using amplifier.            2  I think I was overwhelmed with how beautiful an autumn day it was—the leaves were an awe-inspiring palette of deep reds, vibrant oranges, and bright yellows, the wind wafted through the crisp air, and the sun shone brilliantly through puffs of cumulus clouds.                                                                                                                          Kit]]> 2017-11-29 01:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230151 chowwangchung https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230172
  • 1. Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.     2. I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and drainage, and I’ve just begun to develop a sore throat as well. Ryan
    • ]]>     2017-11-29 01:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230172     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230199 1. Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of a part of the sentence. This can achieve artistic effect.

    2. I need healing. I need healing. I need healing.

    Gavin ]]>     2017-11-29 01:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230199     1.Antistrophe is the repetition of words at the end of phrases or sentences. https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230200 2.Like last time, I had to repeat myself again. Why do I have to always have to say things again and again? 
    (Joyce)    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230200     Antithesis https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230209 1.) Antithesis is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
    2.) E.g. 
    • Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
    • Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.

    Kathy
    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230209     Antithesis https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230316 Meaning: the rhetorical contrast of ideas
    E.g. 1.We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
            2.Together we stand, together we fall, all for chi house and chi house for all

    Kelvin]]>     2017-11-29 01:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230316     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230361 1.it is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginning of the neighbouring clauses 
    2.Where is the Life we have lost in living?
    Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
    Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230361     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230388 1. Repetition of the words at the beginning of the sentences
    2.A sandal of hope when you reach out.
    A sandal of joy when you listen to your heart.
    A sandal of courage when you dare to care.
    Winnie]]>     2017-11-29 01:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230388     1.meaning: enlarge or add details to state https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230432 2.eg.I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and drainage, and I’ve just begun to develop a sore throat as well
    Ruth    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230432     Antimetabole https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230508 1.)repeats words or phrases in reverse word order
    2.) All for CHI house and chi house for all.
    Piyo]]>     2017-11-29 01:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230508     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230520 1. two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
    2. Money is the root of all evils, poverty is the fruit of all goodness.
    Cherie]]>     2017-11-29 01:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230520     Meaning s1011630 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230531 a : the repetition of words in reversed order 

    b : the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230531     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230581
  • When & How to Write an Amplification
  •  Quiz

    • I. What is Amplification?

    Amplification (pronounced am-pluh-fi-key-shuh-n) involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument.

    Amplification can involve embellishment or technical elaboration. Either way, more information is being added.

     

    II. Examples of Amplification

    Here are a few examples of amplification which increases the quality of ordinary sentences:


    Example 1

    Imagine you are struggling with a math assignment. You go into a tutoring center to talk to a math tutor.

    Normal Sentence: 

    The assignment was complicated. 

    In this sentence, necessary information is conveyed: the assignment was complicated. But the tutor will need to know what, specifically, made the assignment complicated in order to help.

    Sentence using Amplification:

    The assignment was complicated because it involved numerous steps. I believe I became lost on step three, but I’m not sure. I may have miscalculated here on step four as well. Can you help me? 

    Through the use of amplification, you have made clear what you are struggling with, and the tutor can now help you.


    Example 2

    Imagine you are at a doctor’s office because you have been feeling sick. Your doctor asks, “What brings you here today?”

    Normal Sentence: 

    I think I’m getting sick. 

    Once again, more information is needed in order to help the doctor understand the problem.

    Sentence using Amplification: 

    I think I’m getting sick—I’ve been experiencing terrible headaches and drainage, and I’ve just begun to develop a sore throat as well. 

    Amplification serves to specify with more information and detail.


    Example 3

    For a final example, imagine you are attempting to describe just how beautiful a fall day was.

    Normal Sentence: 

    I was overwhelmed with how beautiful a day it was. 

    This sentence expresses the intended sentiment, but it lacks flowery, descriptive language.

    Sentence using Amplification: 

    I was overwhelmed with how beautiful an autumn day it was—the leaves were an awe-inspiring palette of deep reds, vibrant oranges, and bright yellows, the wind wafted through the crisp air, and the sun shone brilliantly through puffs of cumulus clouds.   

    Wow! With amplification, a beautiful fall day can project off of the page, transporting the reader into the experience.

     

    III. The Importance of Using Amplification

    Amplification provides more information in order to strengthen an important point in a speech. It serves to exaggerate certain statements which can underline comedic or serious intentions. It emphasizes the persuasive aspects of an argument by elaborating why exactly they should be considered. In creative writing, amplification draws attention to the most compelling, vivid, or thought-provoking sections of a narrative. In general, amplification highlights what is most important.

     

    IV. Examples of Amplification in Literature 

    Amplification characterizes speakers, vividly illustrates scenes and moments, and describes in-depth what is most important.


    Example 1

    For an example of amplification in literature, read the beginning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter:

    It is a little remarkable, that—though disinclined to talk

    overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to

    my personal friends—an autobiographical impulse should

    twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing

    the public.

    This introduction utilizes amplification. Instead of simply saying he has decided to write an autobiography, the speaker explains it in-depth.


    Example 2

    For a second example, read this excerpt from The Twits by Roald Dahl:

    If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it.

    A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

    Dahl uses elaboration to describe in-depth how an ugly person becomes uglier, and how a beautiful person, despite any physical imperfections, remains beautiful. This is more powerful than simply saying “Ugly thoughts make you ugly, but beautiful thoughts make you beautiful.”

     

    V. Examples of Amplification in Pop Culture

    Amplification creates compelling and interesting dialogue and lyrics in movies, television, and song.


    Example 1

    The main character of the film, Patch Adams, makes the following claim when asked if he has been treating patients in his ranch:

    Everyone who comes to the ranch is a patient, yes. And every person who comes to the ranch is also a doctor.


    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230581     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230593 1.)Meaning: A same word or phrase is used repeatedly in the same paragraph .
    2.)Example: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Johnny]]>     2017-11-29 01:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230593     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230605 example:Mr. and Mrs. Veneering were bran-new people in a bran-new house in a bran-new quarter of London. Everything about the Veneerings was spick and span new. All their furniture was new, all their friends were new, all their servants were new, their place was new, … their harness was new, their horses were new, their pictures were new, they themselves were new, they were as newly-married as was lawfully compatible with their having a bran-new baby …”]]> 2017-11-29 01:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230605 Antistrophe https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230699 1.Meaning
    (a) : the repetition of words in reversed order 

    (b) : the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

    2.Example
    The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divides us has come.
    NY
    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230699     Amplification https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230781 1. It involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument.
    2. Normal sentence: The assignment was complicated.
        Sentence using amplification: The assignment was complicated because it involved numerous steps. I believe I became lost on step three, but I’m not sure. I may have miscalculated here on step four as well. Can you help me?

    Issac]]>     2017-11-29 01:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230781     Law A https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230876 Definition: Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability. When a plain sentence is too abrupt and fails to convey the full implications desired, amplification comes into play when the writer adds more to the structure to give it more meaning.]]> 2017-11-29 01:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230876 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230895 1.meaning
    Antistrophe is a derivative of a Greek word that means “turning back.” It is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same words at the end of consecutive phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs.

    2.Eg
    • "Government of the people, by the people, for the people


    Ada
    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230895     https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230955 Meaning:a)repetition of words in reversed order 
     B) the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
          Example:
    • “The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divides us has come.” – Nelson Mandela
    Kevin


     


     
    ]]>     2017-11-29 01:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211230955     Antithesis(對立) https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231037 1.Antithesis, literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
    2. Gavin is good at Maths. Gavin is bad at playing online games. (e.g. LOL, PUBG)
    ALWAYS TROLLING US!!!
    Ho Hang
    ]]>     2017-11-29 02:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231037     Antithesis >. https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231085
    1)Antithesis is the use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures. This combination of a balanced structure with opposite ideas serves to highlight the contrast between them. 
    2)A little say of Milton. A great joke of the class. (E.g.廁所免問🌚去廁所真係唔洗問？）
      
    Law A


    ]]>     2017-11-29 02:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231085     ipsirliberalstudies https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231197 1. It is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same words at the end of consecutive phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs.
    2. “Hourly joys be still upon you! Juno sings her blessings on you … Scarcity and want shall shun you, Ceres’ blessing so is on you …”
    Jack]]>     2017-11-29 02:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231197     Antithesis https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231866 1.Antithesis is the term used to refer to an author's use of two contrasting or opposite terms in a sentence for effect. The two terms are set near each other to enhance or highlight the contrast in opposite meaning.

    2. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness."

    "And let my liver rather heat with wine than my heart cool with mortifying groans. 

    Nick]]>     2017-11-29 02:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231866     Example from Miss Yee tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231996 We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.]]> 2017-11-29 02:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211231996 Example from Miss Yee tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232052 I came, I saw, I conquered. ]]> 2017-11-29 02:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232052 Example from Miss Yee tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232092 You said he was late - true enough. You said he was not prepared - true enough. You said he didn't defend his statements - true enough.]]> 2017-11-29 02:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232092 Example from Miss Yee tcyee https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232171 My only love sprung from my only hate. from Romeo and Juliet]]> 2017-11-29 02:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232171 s1011630 https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232330 1.)It is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same words at the end of consecutive phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs. 

    2.)antistrophe.what is it ?
    Antithesis . What is it?

    Fai]]>     2017-11-29 02:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tcyee/m7fk3vynqv8j/wish/211232330