Stylistic Analysis of Barrack Obama´S Presidential Victory Speech
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Faculty of Arts
Department of English and American Studies
Stylistic Analysis of Barrack Obama´s Presidential Victory Speech
Iveta Vondráková Nitra 2012
Content
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3
1 Basic characteristics .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 References from the past ............................................................................................ 4
1.2 Use of pronouns .......................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 Sentences ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Parallelism ................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Repetition .................................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Alliteration .................................................................................................................. 5
1.8 Doublets and Triplets .................................................................................................. 6
2 Individual paragraphs ................................................................................................. 7
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 14
Introduction
Rhetoric is the art of discourse that that help speakers or writers to inform, influence, persuade, or motivate their audience in certain situations. Public speaking heavily relies on mastering the art
Faculty of Arts
Department of English and American Studies
Stylistic Analysis of Barrack Obama´s Presidential Victory Speech
Iveta Vondráková Nitra 2012
Content
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3
1 Basic characteristics .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 References from the past ............................................................................................ 4
1.2 Use of pronouns .......................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 Sentences ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Parallelism ................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Repetition .................................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Alliteration .................................................................................................................. 5
1.8 Doublets and Triplets .................................................................................................. 6
2 Individual paragraphs ................................................................................................. 7
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 14
Introduction
Rhetoric is the art of discourse that that help speakers or writers to inform, influence, persuade, or motivate their audience in certain situations. Public speaking heavily relies on mastering the art