Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers

by Robert A. Harris

Book Overview

Writing with Clarity and Style, 2nd Edition, will help you to improve your writing dramatically. The book shows you how to use dozens of classical rhetorical devices to bring power, clarity, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884585485
• ISBN13: 9781884585487
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Writing with Clarity and Style

The book arrived earlier than I expected, and in better condition than what was described by the dealer. I will most definitely return to buy more of my college books in the future.

I agree with the other reviewer

I can add little except to say that this book is an AHH-HA book for writers of fiction or nonfiction. I am re-writing my book now that I am learning the art of rhetoric. I've been looking for an approachable title, one that will give me what I need without being too esoteric. I appreciate Harris, his website; which led me to buy the book and which contains much of the book. I am super busy in my career and thus have not yet applied knowledge from the first 5 pages, which is what I've had time to read, to this synopsis. If you are a writer and want to move your audience, or even a speaker or actor, this book is for you. Shakespeare became great because he was a master of rhetoric. I give this title 3 thumbs up!

Excellent Textbook for Advanced Placement English Classes

Preparing high school students for the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam in English Language or Literature requires teachers to look beyond the typical high school literature and composition textbooks. Robert Harris has done a wonderful job of defining, explaining and demonstrating the uses of the figures of speech and tropes that AP students are expected to know. Most handbooks of rhetorical devices define them and give examples, but Prof. Harris gives the AP student the most essential information: the reasons writers choose certain figures of speech. In other words, he explains the impact that stylistic choice has on the reader. In writing an analysis of text on the AP exam, the students must be able to provide this information. A novice teacher of AP classes will be especially grateful for this book. Not only has Prof. Harris done a fine job in explaining and illustrating the devices, he has grouped related devices in chapters and provided exercises as well. I have recommended Writing with Clarity and Style to our director of curriculum as the textbook for my AP English Language and Literature classes.