An author's purpose in using rhetoric is to create a certain effect for the reader.
<em>Rhetoric</em> refers to the use of the figure of speech and other techniques through persuasive and effective writings. The use of the figure of speech helps the author to connect with the reader and vice- versa. It helps in the better understanding and feeling of the story-line.
Some of the examples of rhetorical devices are:
- Alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sound)
- Simile (comparison of one object with another, not literal)
- Onomatopoeia (imitation of the word described.)
- Hyperbole (exaggeration of words), and so on.
<span>Toni Morrison included Emmett Till in her novel to explore
the high rate of deaths of black youths.
She also believes there was a great injustice at what was done to Emmett
who was lynched and killed by two white men who were acquitted of the
crime. It sparked national outrage that
such violent act can done to young boy.
His sparked the anger of the Civil Rights Movement and forced the
government to re-evaluate its investigation of hate crimes on African
Americans.</span>
