In a two to four-page essay, respond to the following prompt:
Analyze the rhetorical devices employed in the text you choose and explain how the rhetorical devices help to achieve the authors purpose:
This means that you must:
FIRST include an introduction paragraph or two that provides background information on your text, topic, and /or authors. Use MLA style parenthetical references (Authors last name page number) with correct punctuation in your writing.
Identify the purpose and the point/thesis of the text you choose
Analyze and describe the rhetorical devices found (do not simply identify the device; you must also explain the effect created by the device).
Connect the effect of the rhetorical device to the point/thesis/purpose of the text. Explicitly explain how the effect helps achieve the purpose of the text.
Please adhere to the following guidelines:
Use size 12 font; double-space your draft
Include a proper heading in upper left-hand corner of paper
Include a title for your essay, centered on page
Roughly two to four pages of writing that has been proofread
Follow CEEI (claim, explanation, evidence, interpretation) format for body paragraphs that show/prove/develop your thesis
Use transitions in your writing
Use proper parenthetical references in MLA format
Include an MLA formatted Works Cited or References list.
