Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that
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all-powerful nature. Arnold’s overall theme of how religion and faith should remain in humanity and ignoring it will only result in the uncertainty and vulnerability of modern man is keenly expressed throughout the poem with his skilled use of onomatopoeia‚ anaphora‚ and the content he chose to write about. Through knowing the particular historical context of the Victorian era and significant changes the Industrial Revolution wrought‚ this can help us better comprehend and appreciate the writing of the poem
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on her words to convey the turmoil she was feeling to the audience. When she finally confesses what the answer to her main question was‚ she puts meaning behind her words using anaphora. She admits‚ “I’m telling you where I’m insecure. I’m telling you where I need your help.” Even in her ending statement‚ she uses anaphora to connect with her audience‚ telling them to “Go home to your wife -- go ask her‚ what does she need? Go home to your husband -- what does he need? Go home and ask those questions
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September 7th‚ 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath The dust bowl was a tragic time in America for so many families and John Steinbeck does a great job at getting up-close and personal with one family to show these tragedies. In the novel‚ “The Grapes of Wrath”‚ John Steinbeck employed a variety of rhetorical devices‚ such as asyndeton‚ personification and simile‚ in order to persuade his readers to enact positive change from the turmoil of the Great Depression. Throughout the novel
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Rhetorical Analysis: I’ve Been to the Mountaintop Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was the predominant leader of the Civil Rights Movement to end racial discrimination and segregation in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a world-renowned spokesperson advocating nonviolent protest‚ many of his speeches were centered on peaceful ways to change the unfair treatment and segregation of blacks. His hope was to use these methods of nonviolent protest so that one day all of God’s children‚ whites and
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Knowledge is power. For Sherman Alexie learning to read gave him the power to rise above the stereotype for native americans. In his essay‚ “Superman and Me”‚ Alexie reveals the story of how against all odds‚ he learned to read‚ and how it changed his life. He builds a persuasive argument by proving his credibility as an impoverished child and the use of strong emotional appeals to convince the reader on the importance of the difference an education can make in someone’s life. In his short story
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This Hippo is much like the human race because‚ we are simply made out of “flesh and blood.” Eliot utilizes religious reference in order to give us his point of view about religion and to picture them through the hippopotamus. ‚ Eliot uses anaphora to show the importance of baptism and to be accepted as a Child of God. He also wants to explain how we should be forgiven for any sins that we might have committed in the past. He shows over and over his beliefs through the use of an
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of establishing peace between countries. In his speech‚ Kennedy emphasized the need for unity between the United States and Soviet Union as it is the best way to preserve tranquility and to protect the nation. He utilized the rhetorical device of anaphora to accentuate the actions necessary to ensure the success of creating strong relations between the United States and Soviet Union. Kennedy repeated the phrase‚” let both sides‚” along with an inspiring suggestion to promote the idea that peace will
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attitude that accepted Phil’s death quite easily despite him being a “Type A” worker and a vice president for a company . Rhetorical techniques that were incorporated in the writing include both the writer’s and Phil’s “Dearly beloved” perspective ‚ Anaphora‚ and finally Satire to highlight the little concern Goodman had for Phil. Throughout the writing of Ellen Goodman multiple perspectives are utilized to give the uncaring feeling of not only the author but the people that knew him. First adopting
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makes it stand out. The “grabber” or the introduction of the speech an important detail to take notice. Jesus begins to deliver the Sermon on the Mount with an example of anaphora. In the beginning‚ Jesus starts speaking of the Beatitudes and this section includes repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are blessed according to the sermon. One can see this literary device used throughout the first eleven verses of chapter five (Matthew)
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