Style
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Style is one of the five canons of rhetoric. It was adapted into rhetoric by Aristotle, whereas previously it had been expressly considered in a poetic capacity. If invention is concerned with “what” is said, then style is concerned with “how” it is said. Simply put, style can be viewed as the distinction between calling something “good” or calling that something “amazing”. Thus, style encompasses the expression of ideas through varying linguistic form, and is thought of as inherently integral to communication. Style affects the flavour of the text, and also has the capacity to affect the tone of the text. The distinction between styles in rhetoric hinges on syntactic preference, varying diction, and a reliance on various tropes and figures of speech. | Style is one of the five canons of rhetoric. It was adapted into rhetoric by Aristotle, whereas previously it had been expressly considered in a poetic capacity. If invention is concerned with “what” is said, then style is concerned with “how” it is said. Simply put, style can be viewed as the distinction between calling something “good” or calling that something “amazing”. Thus, style encompasses the expression of ideas through varying linguistic form, and is thought of as inherently integral to communication. Style affects the flavour of the text, and also has the capacity to affect the tone of the text. The distinction between styles in rhetoric hinges on syntactic preference, varying diction, and a reliance on various tropes and figures of speech. | ||
==Artifact Analysis== | ==Artifact Analysis== | ||
| - | + | Kendrick Lamar makes effective use of style in his song “The Blacker the Berry.” In this song, released in 2015 on the album To Pimp a Butterfly, Lamar explores crises of racial identity by investigating white perceptions of African-Americans and African-Americans’ perceptions of their own race. In “The Blacker the Berry” Lamar utilizes many figures of speech, such as rhetorical question, antistrophe, simile, asyndeton, and anaphora. | |
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==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 16 April 2015
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Introduction
Style is one of the five canons of rhetoric. It was adapted into rhetoric by Aristotle, whereas previously it had been expressly considered in a poetic capacity. If invention is concerned with “what” is said, then style is concerned with “how” it is said. Simply put, style can be viewed as the distinction between calling something “good” or calling that something “amazing”. Thus, style encompasses the expression of ideas through varying linguistic form, and is thought of as inherently integral to communication. Style affects the flavour of the text, and also has the capacity to affect the tone of the text. The distinction between styles in rhetoric hinges on syntactic preference, varying diction, and a reliance on various tropes and figures of speech.
Artifact Analysis
Kendrick Lamar makes effective use of style in his song “The Blacker the Berry.” In this song, released in 2015 on the album To Pimp a Butterfly, Lamar explores crises of racial identity by investigating white perceptions of African-Americans and African-Americans’ perceptions of their own race. In “The Blacker the Berry” Lamar utilizes many figures of speech, such as rhetorical question, antistrophe, simile, asyndeton, and anaphora.
