Literary Devices in Declaration of Independence
In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson established his position as one of the many persons who wanted to dissolve their bonds with Britain in order to looked for their Independence; they could found a new country based in their ideals in which every person could express one’s point of view, so everyone would be equal in the eyes of the new government. His ideas of independency are incorporate in every paragraph of the Declaration, for visualize what are his thoughts and feelings about his and the colonist people’s situation. For example, the “establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states” (p. 1 para. 2) led to a large list of complaints against the king of Great Britain, which demonstrates the anger and desperation of the people interpreted by Jefferson words.
In the Preamble, Jefferson appeal to Ethos so as to explain that is necessary to people to dissolve their bonds with British and say why of this action, so they would be free. He used positive connotation words to elevate the confidence of the country, so they could assume the future responsibility of fight for their land. In “nature’s God entitled them” (p. 1 para. 1) Jefferson emphasize religion, which was in that moment what people put their hope in, as an emotional push, so they would “assume among the powers of the earth” (p.1 para. 1).
Moreover in the Declaration, based in logos, Jefferson intensify the creation of the new government that has the duty of protect all men’s unalienable right. The use of anaphora is notable during this paragraph like the word “that”, to summarize the “truths” of “that all men are created equal” (p. 1 para. 2) giving as a result the use of allusion in words like “human rights, God laws of nature and founding fathers”. In this, logos is used as cause and effect, so it indicates what people should do if their government doesn’t work as it should be “whenever any form of government becomes destructive… it is right to people… to abolish it” (p. 1
In the Preamble, Jefferson appeal to Ethos so as to explain that is necessary to people to dissolve their bonds with British and say why of this action, so they would be free. He used positive connotation words to elevate the confidence of the country, so they could assume the future responsibility of fight for their land. In “nature’s God entitled them” (p. 1 para. 1) Jefferson emphasize religion, which was in that moment what people put their hope in, as an emotional push, so they would “assume among the powers of the earth” (p.1 para. 1).
Moreover in the Declaration, based in logos, Jefferson intensify the creation of the new government that has the duty of protect all men’s unalienable right. The use of anaphora is notable during this paragraph like the word “that”, to summarize the “truths” of “that all men are created equal” (p. 1 para. 2) giving as a result the use of allusion in words like “human rights, God laws of nature and founding fathers”. In this, logos is used as cause and effect, so it indicates what people should do if their government doesn’t work as it should be “whenever any form of government becomes destructive… it is right to people… to abolish it” (p. 1