Rhetorical Devices with Elie Wiesel

It uses informal, everyday language.

It has a central idea supported by details, examples, and anecdotes.

It is tailored to a specific audience for a specific occasion.

It uses rhetorical devices to create emotional impact.

Rhetorical questions and repetition; they add emphasis and stir emotions.

Metaphors and similes; they make speeches humorous.

Statistics and facts; they make speeches more scientific.

Stories and anecdotes; they make speeches longer.

What time is it?

Can you help me with this problem?

Will you stand by and watch people suffer?

Where do you live?

It confuses the audience.

It emphasizes key ideas and helps organize the speech.

It makes the speech shorter.

It distracts listeners from the main point.

Rhetorical questions make the speech more entertaining, while repetition makes it longer.

Rhetorical questions remind listeners of the Nobel Peace Prize's origins and emphasize Wiesel's call to action; repetition extends the call to every individual and reflects his impassioned tone.

Rhetorical questions confuse the audience, and repetition makes the message unclear.

Rhetorical questions and repetition have no impact on the speech.

It uses informal language and jokes.

It is tailored to a specific audience and occasion, uses formal language, and includes rhetorical devices.

It is always written as a poem.

It does not have a central idea.