Figures of Speech 1. Alliteration - The repetition of an initial consonant sound. 2. Allusion - Figure of speech that makes a reference to or representation of‚ a place‚ event‚ literary work‚ myth‚ or work of art‚ either directly or by implication. 3. Antithesis - The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. 4. Apostrophe - Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing‚ some abstract quality‚ an inanimate object‚ or a nonexistent character.
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Constitution‚ then read these guidelines for additional details. See also the Academic Quick Reference Chart‚ found in the appendix and on the UIL website. Before the meet Regional Advisory Committee (Region) The League office appoints a committee of speech and debate coaches to advise and assist the regional contest director before‚ during‚ and after the meet. A list will be sent in late fall. Include these committee members in conducting a planning meeting for regional competition several weeks prior
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Associate Level Material Individual Speech Evaluation Form Speaker Randy Pausch’s____________________________________________________ Topic Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams _____________________________________________________ Rating Scale 5-Excellent 4-Good 3-Average 2-Fair 1-Poor | | | | | |Introduction
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Antony’s speech at the funeral of Julius Caesar gave off a tone of respect and appreciation toward Brutus through use of his specific diction. However‚ the tone is sarcastic and suggestive. Antony makes reference several times to Brutus being an honorable man. After repetition‚ the word honorable loses it’s significance and become more of a joke. Not only does it lose it’s significance‚ but it is also mocking Brutus by discrediting what he had said. Mark Antony’s word choice throughout his speech is a
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Selection of essay topics is not an easy task. Usually students are assigned to select essay topics for their essay writing. Once they have selected the essay topics‚ the other problem is of writing a suitable and persuasive essay for that selected essay topic. After having an essay topic in your hand‚ you start thinking about points that should be included in that essay topic. There are many essay topics‚ which are informative essay topics‚ literature essay topics‚ narrative essay topics‚ research
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The Welcome Speech is must in a formal meeting. It is normally the president who delivers the welcome speech or the welcome address as it is formally known. Some guidelines : 1. Salutation : This is the first formal speech in a meeting. It is the duty of the speechmaker to start building a bridge between the audience and the people on the dais (Incidentally‚ the stage is called Dais pronounced dayis and not dayas) and so‚ his salutation will include the names and designations of all the people
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Hannah Smith 30 December 2012 Clinton Speech Summary The main idea of William J. Clinton’s speech “Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ” is that the United States is becoming more violent every day‚ many innocent children are dying every day‚ and that he wants the American people to start doing something about it. In his speech Clinton spoke at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. last delivered a sermon about freedom. Clinton used the opportunity to address issues of
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The Speech I have chosen to analyze is Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address‚ also known as the “Infamy Speech‚” which was given on December 7th‚ 1941. Talk Card: FDR is using a leader talk card while addressing the nation after Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor that would lead to America’s involvement into World War II. In his speech‚ he asks congress for a declaration of war against Japan as a result of the attack. It was important that FDR used a leader talk card because the United
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is Shakespeare still relevant in our education today? Good morning year 10 students. I’m sure you ask yourself the same questions‚ since William Shakespeare was long before your time. Well today‚ I will answer these questions and by the end of this speech‚ you will be convinced that the Shakespearean tragedy‚ Othello‚ is relevant for a modern audience‚ like you. Othello is a famous literary work that focuses on jealousy and its affects. The play shows how jealousy can be easily used to gain revenge
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to be a quiet student in class‚ who would not raise hand initiatively to answer questions. However‚ since the first day of this speech class‚ I realized that this class had the greatest opportunities for me to improve my public speaking skills just by speaking up in the class. I would even force myself to raise my hand‚ and regard each speaking opportunity as a mini speech. And I would be less fearful in this way‚ because everybody in the class has the same goal with me. I truly believe the more I
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