Rhetoric

A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices ROBERT HARRIS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE VERSION DATE: AUGUST 19, 1997 This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be useful today to improve the... More

A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices ROBERT HARRIS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE VERSION DATE: AUGUST 19, 1997 This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing. Note: This book was written in 1980. The devices presented are not in alphabetical order. To find a particular device, use the Find command from the Edit menu in Netscape or your browser. This file is 134K in size, and requires approximately 41 pages to print out. A Preface of Quotations Whoever desires for his writings or himself, what none can reasonably condemn, the favor of mankind, must add grace to strength, and make his thoughts agreeable as well as useful. Many complain of neglect who never tried to attract regard. It cannot be expected that the patrons of science or virtue should be solicitous to discover excellencies which they who possess them shade and disguise. Less