Could someone tell me what is the formation of the rhetorical question, in other words I need the gramtaical formation for rhetorical question?
I need it for language analysis
2006-10-13 23:55:42 · 7 answers · asked by iFikrah 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Any question where the answer is understood, unknown or given so therefor the answer is not expected.
A question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
2006-10-13 23:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no particular grammatical construction that distinguishes a rhetorical question. The aim of a rhetorical question is to get the listener to critically engage or think about an idea or issue at hand. It is a different kind of question that seeks information, for example. "Do you know what time the meeting starts?" is generally not considered a rhetorical question, because the asker just wants some functional information, not to engage in a dialog about an idea.
2006-10-14 00:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find a lot in poetry. There, almost all questions are rhetorical. All depends on the context - you can't say "objectively" how such a question looks like. "Normal" question which can have an answer in reality, in some sit. (literature, for example) becomes a rhetorical one.
2006-10-14 00:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Lady G. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rhetorical question is usually defined as any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks.
You can find a discussion of the grammatical construct here:
http://rhetoric.byu.edu/figures/R/rhetorical%20questions.htm
2006-10-14 00:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by Gremlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more a matter of asking a question you don't want an answer for, like stating an opinion but forming it as a question to make someone else listen...for example...
"Don't you hate it when it rains on a Tuesday right after you get your hair done up?"
"Wouldn't it be great if every flower in the world was pink?"
and the ever famous
"Do I look fat in this dress?"
2006-10-14 00:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by sandostrich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up th word rhetorical, in a dictionary, that will give you the rules of definition. LF
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2006-10-14 00:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is a ? asked where the answer is either known or expected.
2006-10-14 00:04:41 · answer #7 · answered by my_mas0n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋