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Download full textZahlan, Anne Ricketson – 1987
Imitation of organizational and sentence patterns is an ancient technique for teaching rhetoric, but to be effective, imitation must be informed, deliberate, and creative. Students must first learn to recognize the characteristics of a given style and then to appreciate the connection between specific stylistic qualities and their cumulative…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Imitation, Literary Devices, Literary Styles
Peer reviewedD'Angelo, Frank J. – College Composition and Communication, 1975
Writing parodies of advertising slogans can sensitize students to the emotional appeals of those slogans.
Descriptors: Advertising, Commercial Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction
