Starter quiz
- Emmeline Pankhurst's 'Freedom or Death' speech was delivered in 1913. What century is this?
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century ✓
- 21st century
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- Match the rhetorical device with the correct definition.
- Rhetorical question⇔A phrase used to provoke thought. It does not require an answer. ✓
- Direct address⇔A writer speaks to the audience usually using the pronoun "you". ✓
- Repetition⇔Repeated used of words or phrases for emphasis and effect. ✓
- Anecdote⇔A short personal story or account. ✓
- When a text appeals to the reader using the pronoun 'you' this is an example of...
- rhetorical question.
- direct address. ✓
- repetition.
- anaphora.
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- Which of these features would you find in a letter, but not in a speech?
- figurative language e.g metaphor
- closing e.g kindest regards, yours sincerely ✓
- salutation e.g dear or to ✓
- reader or audience named ✓
- rhetorical devices e.g direct address
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- Pankhurst uses the imagery of warfare and fighting throughout her 'Freedom or Death' speech. This is an example of an ______.
- 'extended metaphor' ✓
- In 'Freedom or Death', Pankhurst compares the history of politics to "a hungry baby" and an "impatient baby". What rhetorical device is this?
- 'Analogy' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which answer offers the best description of the word introspective?
- To seem knowledgeable and command respect.
- To look inward or examine one’s own thought or feelings. ✓
- To show resistance or disobedience.
- To describe something that stirs up strong reactions or emotions.
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- Which word beginning with 'I' can be described as: unwilling or unable to believe something.
- 'incredulous' ✓
- What method is Pankhurst using in this quote: "you have to make more noise than anybody else".
- Imagery
- Anecdote
- Rhetorical question
- Direct address ✓
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- In Pankhurst’s 'Freedom or Death' speech she describes being “determined” and a “soldier”. Which word best describes the tone created?
- personal
- defiant ✓
- relective
- incredulous
- optimistic
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- Which rhetorical device is described as a personal account or story?
- 'anecdote ' ✓
- In 'Freedom or Death', Pankhurst uses battle imagery to emphasise the aggressive methods required for change. This is different to Williams in 'Letter to the Dreamers' who uses similar imagery to...
- start a fight between men and women.
- argue that women should be paid more than men.
- maintain the personal intimacy of a letter. ✓
- suggest that playing sport is like a war.
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Key learning points
- Identifying the overall tone of a text can help to understand the writer’s attitude.
- Comparing the tone used by each writer makes for a subtle point of comparison
- When writers share similar attitudes, it is possible to evaluate the different methods they use to convey these ideas
- Always consider why the author has selected the form that they have
Common misconception
Rhetorical devices always have the same effect.
Although we can make some assumptions about the effect of devices, considering specific information like the writer's intention and form will give a much more detailed and nuanced explanation.
Keywords
Incredulous - unwilling or unable to believe something
Authoritative - if you appear authoritative you seem knowledgeable and command respect
Introspective - to look inward or examine one’s own thoughts or feelings
Defiant - to show resistance or disobedience
Provocative - this describes something that stirs up strong reactions or emotions
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