In Cold Blood Rhetorical Devices

The village of Holcomb was far away in Kansas, which made for it to be quiet with a very small population where not many events occurred. Truman Capote had conveyed his message to his readers with the help of the rhetorical strategies of imagery, amplification and anaphora when he wrote, “In Cold Blood”. The use of these strategies helps the audience get to know the citizens and what it was like in the small village of Holcomb. Without the use of rhetorical strategies, is it possible for audiences to miss a different clarification of a message? Capote uses imagery to enhance his writing by causing a physical response to the reader through sensory details. Imagery allows the author to connect with the audience by provoking emotions and personal …show more content…
By describing the intricate details to the readers, it permits the readers to make their own personal connection to the text and idea itself. Writers use amplification to bring out certain ideas or messages they don’t want the reader to miss. Capote uses amplification to describe what Holcomb’s normal is, and a hint as to what their citizens are like. The text states, “The local accent is barbed with a prairie twang, a ranch-hand nasalness, and the men, many of them, wear narrow frontier trousers, Stetsons, and high-heeled boots with pointed toes.” Amplification can also be used to exaggerate important details to help further develop the aspect of the text. It provides more information to the readers so the author can strengthen their point. Amplification is a quality rhetorical device to use on its own, but when used with other devices it draws extra attention to the subject. The author allures the audience into the message through the use of