Stacey's Eassy On Alliteration

In all desperation, Eliza Stacey pleads with her father-in-law quite effectively for his support in paying for her family’s debt. She utilizes alliteration, understatement and pathos to reach the generosity of her father in law and examines her own situation with grace.

Stacey opens the first paragraph with two flowing alliterations to magnify the difference between what she once hoped for and what fate has brought her. She coins her worldly hopes an “Advantage apparently about to be increased” but quickly follows with the anticlimactic “the hopes are frustrated and more than equally depressed by disappointment” (Lines 3-5). By pairing the uplifting “A” consonants with the following depressing “D” consonants, Stacey can convey her shattered hopes to her father-in-law. Later in the essay she describes her hardships as being a, “Terrible trouble at sawing time” (Line 45-46). The alliteration speeds the sentence causing an emotion of urgency. The father in law must have realized the desperateness of Stacey’s unfortunate hardship and necessary plea.
Stacey boldly asks, “How can I survive?” (53) and “How can I now do it?” (60). Her words are pointed and direct as she questions her own survival. Her queries undoubtedly prompted Edward to consider any and all solutions to her trial and then Stacey hands him the solution of aiding her debt. By asking questions and solving them, Stacey can present a tempting “problem solved” notion to Edward that should seem