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Rhetorical Analysis Timed Writings
  • Steps for Analysis

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Dissect the prompt.
  • Each rhetorical analysis prompt will have two
    components.
  • --the rhetorical device (aka DIDLS or other
  • component of the rhetoric web)
  • --the tone, theme, argument, purpose or
  • other main element you are asked to identify
  • and to prove

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RHETORIC WEB for Argumentation
Explication Audience Purpose LOGOS ETHOS
PATHOS Organization/Structure/Form Diction S
yntax Imagery Figurative Language
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The Scarlet Letter TW 1
  • In the following passage from The Scarlet
    Letter, the narrator introduces the reader to the
    Puritan community of the novel. Read the passage
    carefully. Then write an essay analyzing how the
    narrators description of the Puritans and their
    community suggests his attitude toward them. You
    might consider such elements as selection of
    detail, manipulation of language, and tone.

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The Scarlet Letter TW 1
  • In the following passage from The Scarlet
    Letter, the narrator introduces the reader to the
    Puritan community of the novel. Read the passage
    carefully. Then write an essay analyzing how the
    narrators use of rhetorical devices to depict
    the Puritans and their community suggests his
    tone toward them. You might consider such
    elements as selection of detail, manipulation of
    language, and tone.

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2. Literary Element
  • The literary element (tone, theme, etc.) or
    argument (purpose position) is the primary focus
    of your assertion. This is what you will PROVE
    about the text.
  • The literary element is implied in the text by
    the authors rhetorical choicesdiction, imagery,
    details, language, syntax, etc.
  • Your specific identification of the authors
    choices is your textual proof for your assertion.

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3. Rhetorical Devices
  • The rhetorical devices are the specific choices
    the author has made to communicate his argument,
    tone, theme, etc.
  • When discussing style, these devices are your
    DIDLS.

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3. Rhetorical Devices (cont.)
  • Ask yourself the question
  • --What devices help me see the authors
  • tone?
  • Hint The prompt mentioned description.
  • --What DIDLS focus on description?

diction
imagery
details
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3. Rhetorical Devices (cont.)
  • Choose the device for which you can quickly
    identify textual evidence.
  • Diction
  • awful business
  • anticipated execution
  • venerable and awful
  • good people
  • What kind of words are these?

grim rigidity
Name them.
ironic
contradictory
satiric
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Literary Element (cont.)
  • Think of the literary element as a question
  • What is the tone (authors attitude) toward
    the specified subject?
  • Using your tone words from your rhetoric
    handbook, answer the question.
  • Satire means the author wants to bring about
    change. The author is critical of the Puritan
    society sotone critical.

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4. Assertion
  • Decide how the two elements are connected to
    create your assertion.
  • Ask yourself the question
  • --How does the diction show the authors
  • tone?
  • (Remember to NAME both elements.)
  • The answer (in a complete sentence) becomes your
    assertion.
  • Your assertion IS your thesis.

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4. Assertion (cont.)
  • Example
  • Hawthorne uses satiric diction to define
  • his critical tone.
  • Refined example
  • Hawthorne uses satiric diction to criticize
    the
  • hypocrisy inherent in the Puritan
    community.

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5. Critical Essay Introduction
  • Building backward from your assertion, create an
    introductory paragraph. (Your thesis should
    typically be the last sentence of your
    introduction.)

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a romantic who believed
we all must journey inside our hearts to find
truth. No external force can define us. If we
fail to look inward, our lives become a lie. In
his novel The Scarlet Letter, he creates a
society of Puritans who hide behind their laws to
disguise their real emotions. To expose this
travesty,
Hawthorne uses satiric diction to criticize the
hypocrisy inherent in the Puritan community.
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6. Critical Essay Paragraph 1
  • Each body paragraph should consist of
  • a topic sentence
  • a concrete detail (quote)
  • commentary
  • commentary
  • a concrete detail (quote)
  • commentary
  • commentary (etc.)
  • concluding sentence (final comment)

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Topic sentence
  • Initially, Hawthorne seems to show respect for
    the Puritan community, but his satiric diction
    veils his true criticism.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Concrete Detail (Quote)
  • He calls the Puritans good people even though
    he has already described their grim rigidity.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Commentary
  • By using these contrasting images to emphasize
    his real purpose, Hawthorne shows that these
    people are not as good as they appear on the
    surface to be.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Commentary (2)
  • In reality, they are a cold and vicious group
    who are willing to whip a child simply for his
    unruly behavior.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Concrete Detail (Quote)
  • Instead, they are people who are involved in an
    awful business and are awaiting an anticipated
    execution.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Commentary
  • Hawthornes use of the word anticipated
    implies an eagerness in this community to watch
    someone die.

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6. Paragraph 1(cont.)
  • Commentary (2)
  • The multiple connotations implicit in the word
    anticipated allow Hawthorne to satirize this
    community more disposed to sentence lesser crimes
    with death rather than with simple ridicule.

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7. And it all comes together

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a romantic who
believed we all must journey inside our hearts to
find truth. No external force can define us. If
we fail to look inward, our lives become a lie.
In his novel The Scarlet Letter, he creates a
society of Puritans who hide behind their laws to
disguise their real emotions. To expose this
travesty, Hawthorne uses satiric diction to
criticize the hypocrisy inherent in the Puritan
community. Initially, Hawthorne seems
to show respect for the Puritan community, but
his satiric diction veils his true criticism. He
calls the Puritans good people even though he
has already described their grim rigidity. In
reality, they are a cold and vicious group who
are willing to whip a child simply for his unruly
behavior. By using these contrasting images to
emphasize his real purpose, Hawthorne shows that
these people are not as good as they appear on
the surface to be. Instead, they are people who
are involved in an awful business and are
awaiting an anticipated execution. Hawthornes
use of the word anticipated implies an
eagerness in this community to watch someone die.
The multiple connotations implicit in the word
anticipated allow Hawthorne to satirize this
community more disposed to sentence lesser crimes
with death rather than with simple ridicule.
This harsh treatment of the accused for crimes
any person could commit speaks to the
hypocritical nature of the Puritans who are eager
to condemn others to better themselves.
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