What does "grammatical choice" and "rhetorical effect" mean and imply?

Answer 1

Hi Shella,

To put it quite simply:

Grammatical choice has to do with differentiating between two or more verb tenses (past, present, future, past-participle, present-participle, past-progressive, present-progressive, future-progressive, perfect tense, imperfect tense) and determining which verb tense/form is correct under the given literary circumstances within a sentence or paragraph.

Rhetorical effect refers to arranging words in a certain order or context to create a more poetic effect with their literary arrangement thereof. Poetry bends the rules of English grammar quite often in order to design a more artistic, rhythmic display of language. However, the meanings/definitions of the words used poetically with rhetorical effect remain the same contextually.

I hope this helps, Shella! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Answer 2

Hi Sheila:

Rhetorical effect may also refer to "rhetorical/literary devices," or the three rhetorical modes of writing: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

Rhetorical Devices: Check out the wiki link for a starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_device#:~:text=In%20rhetoric%2C%20a%20rhetorical%20device,an%20emotional%20display%20of%20a

Rhetorical Modes:

Logos: the appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.

Ethos: ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character

Pathos: the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions

I hope this helps a bit.

Warm Regards,

Komo