All 4 Uses of
rhetoric
in
Love's Labour's Lost
- If my observation,—which very seldom lies, By the heart's still rhetoric disclosed with eyes, Deceive me not now, Navarre is infected.†
Scene 2.1 *rhetoric = the use of (or study of using) words to make a point
- Sweet smoke of rhetoric!†
Scene 3.1
- Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye, 'Gainst whom the world cannot hold argument, Persuade my heart to this false perjury?†
Scene 4.3
- Lend me the flourish of all gentle tongues,— Fie, painted rhetoric!†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
the use of (or study of using) words to make a point -- typically implying skillful use
Rhetoric is used with many connotations. "Effective rhetoric" has a positive connotation, If someone says something is "just rhetoric," they're implying that the words may make a good surface impression, but they are lacking in substance.