All 5 Uses of
rhetoric
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- It was so obscure and rhetorical that Grushenka put it down before she had read half, unable to make head or tail of it.†
Chpt 11 *
- A whole series of letters had followed—one every day—all as pompous and rhetorical, but the loan asked for, gradually diminishing, dropped to a hundred roubles, then to twenty-five, to ten, and finally Grushenka received a letter in which both the Poles begged her for only one rouble and included a receipt signed by both.†
Chpt 11
- Ippolit Kirillovitch had chosen the historical method of exposition, beloved by all nervous orators, who find in its limitation a check on their own eager rhetoric.†
Chpt 12
- Though Ippolit Kirillovitch was genuinely moved, he wound up his speech with this rhetorical appeal—and the effect produced by him was extraordinary.†
Chpt 12
- And there was too much rhetoric, such long sentences.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(rhetoric) the use of (or study of using) words to make a point -- typically implying skillful useeditor's notes: Rhetoric is used with many connotations. "Effective rhetoric" has a positive connotation, If someone says something is "just rhetoric," they're implying that the words may make a good surface impression, but they are lacking in substance.