Rhetorical Analysis Of John F. Kennedy's Speech In West Berlin
On June 26, 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his well-known “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin. Kennedy is addressing a crowd of 120,000 Germanic people, who've suffered from the separation of East and West Germany, their lack of liberties and their lives. The motive of Kennedy's speech was to elevate ethical willpower and grant further hope that at some point East and West Germany could be reunited. That life could begin once more united as a country, as mankind, as Berliners.
The few of many rhetorical devices that made Kennedy's speech so effective include the use of diction to add power to his speech, allusion to provide clear statements from the past, parallel structure to enforce the idea of power, and symbolism to
The few of many rhetorical devices that made Kennedy's speech so effective include the use of diction to add power to his speech, allusion to provide clear statements from the past, parallel structure to enforce the idea of power, and symbolism to