It occurred to me today I have no idea what the word "rhetoric" means. That should probably embarrass me, but it's never to late to learn, right? I found this site by Robert A. Harris with lots of definitions and examples. After reading for awhile, I ordered a used copy of his book.
Seems like I should have left high school or college with at least a rudimentary knowledge of what the word means. When I started reading about the different rhetorical devices it was like a light bulb came on. That's what's been missing: understanding, really understanding, the structure of sentences and the effect of stacking words together.
This is what I need to advance as a writer. Intuition only gets you so far.
1 comment:
A vacuumed upstairs AND a mowed lawn? That qualifies as a dent in my book! Of course, these days an empty kitchen sink counts as a dent (and no, the counter top is not included in "kitchen sink"). :)
Keep up the good work!
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