Hook (rhetoric)

Hook (rhetoric)

A hook in rhetoric is a rhetorical device that gets the attention of the audience and makes them want to listen to the rest of the speech. Hooks can often be metaphors, playing on emotional appeal. They can be a series of intriguing questions. They can also be a number of other devices, so long as they "hook" the reader into wanting more.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hook — may refer to:Tools, hardware and fasteners* Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors * Fish hook, a device used to catch fish * Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target …   Wikipedia

  • University of Texas at Austin — University of Texas redirects here. For the university system, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin Motto Disciplina praesidium civitatis (Latin) Motto in En …   Wikipedia

  • education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

  • Literary technique — A literary technique (also, literary device, procedure or method) is any element or the entirety of elements a writer intentionally uses in the structure of their work.[1] It can be for example an identifiable rule of thumb, a convention, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Isocrates — (Greek: Ἰσοκράτης; 436–338 BC), an ancient Greek rhetorician, was one of the ten Attic orators. In his time, he was probably the most influential rhetorician in Greece and made many contributions to rhetoric and education through his teaching and …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Pan (1953 film) — Infobox Film name = Peter Pan caption = Peter Pan 1953 Release Poster director = Clyde Geronimi Wilfred Jackson Hamilton Luske producer = Walt Disney writer = J.M. Barrie (original author) Milt Banta William Cottrell Winston Hibler Bill Peet… …   Wikipedia

  • John Dewey — For the structural geologist, see John Frederick Dewey. John Dewey Dewey in 1902 Full name John Dewey Born October 20, 1859(1859 10 20) …   Wikipedia

  • Pathos — (pronEng|ˈpeɪːθɒs) ( el. ) is one of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric (along with ethos and logos). Pathos appeals to the audience s emotions. It is a part of Aristotle s philosophies in rhetoric. Not to be confused with bathos (βάθος)… …   Wikipedia

  • Lyndon LaRouche — Infobox Person name = Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. image size = 220px caption = Lyndon LaRouche at a news conference in Paris in February 2006 birth date = birth date and age|1922|9|8 birth place = Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. death date =… …   Wikipedia

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton — 67th United …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”