endured some of the most powerful challenges mankind has ever witnessed‚ he Negro spirit has grown through time with its people. In Langston Hughes’s poem‚ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” the speaker uses devices such as anaphora and allusion to convey pride in the Negro spirit. The anaphora present in the poem is seen in phrases such as‚ “I bathed‚” (4) “I built‚” (5) “I looked‚” (6) and “I heard” (7). Each of these phrases has a declarative feeling‚ in which the speaker is strongly affirming that he
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Edgar Allen Poe was a nineteenth century American poet and short story author. The Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe are both stories concerning madness and hysteria. Both tales are written in a gothic horror genre with the intention of chilling and unsettling the reader. This was to make them anticipate what was going to happen next in the story. Poe succeeds in creating tension by the content of the tales‚ partly being supernatural and suspenseful. He creates this tension by
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of the speech‚ it was primarily King’s masterly use of different rhetorical instruments that encouraged Kennedy and his team to take further steps towards racial equality. King effectively utilizes numerous linguistic devices‚ such as metaphors‚ anaphoras‚ allusions‚ and provides an abundance of specific examples in his address and this all makes the speech more convincing and memorable. But before we look at these rhetorical devices employed in the speech in more detail‚ a brief summary of the
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Rhetorical analysis of Tony Blair’s speech on terror On July 7th‚ 2005‚ four British Islamist men detonated fours suicide bombs. As well as killing themselves‚ the four bombers took 52 civilians with them and injured over 700. The following week‚ former Premier Minister Tony Blair‚ held his speech on terror. This paper will give an analysis of the rhetorical situation of the speech‚ a rhetorical analysis and an interpretation. Tony Blair was the British Prime Minister and president for the Labour
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make America a better place for everyone. John F. Kennedy’s speech was delivered in the east side of the capitol on January 20‚ 1961. In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address‚ he emphasizes the need for unity among mankind. John F. Kennedy utilizes anaphora to evoke togetherness throughout the world. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy repeats‚ “we pledge” several times. Kennedy means to convey unity by using “we” to connect to the people. Because the phrase is repeated so many times it shows how bad he
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the author‚ William Blake‚ is describing one of the most powerful and beautiful creatures and praising God’s work in the process by using symbols and different figures of speech. The figures of speech that are used are alliteration‚ metaphor‚ and anaphora. By using these certain figures of speech‚ Blake brings the focus to those things that he is so in awe of. Now‚ Just to give a quick background to the author‚ we go to Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire and the Bio
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contradicting the ideas of the Transcendentalists. “The Raven‚” a creepy and heart pumping poem by Poe‚ uses the literary devices anaphora and alliteration to emphasize insanity. The poem follows the recount of the narrator‚ who‚ while trying to grieve the death of a lady named Lenore‚ encounters a raven which haunts his spirits and drives him to insanity. Poe uses anaphora in “The Raven” by ending all 18 stanzas with “nevermore‚” “nothing more‚” or “evermore.” By following this theme‚ Poe successfully
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themselves from the “...chains of poverty…” For multiple paragraphs‚ Kennedy repeatedly uses the phrase “let both sides.” In this use of an anaphora‚ Kennedy illustrates how much power a large group can have when they join hands and work together. Again‚ for multiple paragraphs‚ Kennedy repeatedly begins his paragraphs with the word “to.” In the use of another anaphora‚ this consistent pattern puts additional emphasis on coming together. If everyone comes together and offers their support‚ greatness can
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Anecdote - whimsical - setting the scene (1) Using descriptive language to pull the reader into the painting (2) "quality of the draughtsmanship‚ the brush strokes in thin oils‚ had a Renaissance beauty‚ but the fearful and compelling thing about the picture was its modernity" Rhetorical Question (3) Describing her "safety zone"‚ using books as a symbol (4) Discrediting herself (4) - ethos Rhetorical Question (5) Build up her credibility: ethos (6) Symbol of foreign city as artwork. Personifying
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George Bush Speech George Bush addressed the people of America with powerful speech after the horrific terrorist attack of 9 11. George Bush used authoritative and military language to convey the tone of determination and leadership as we see by the way he says “called to defend freedom”. In his opening line deictic expression is used as he says “tonight we are a country awakened to danger…” out of context this line would make no sense‚ so we must have knowledge of what is occurring to understand
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