“And I recall his hands‚ two measures of tenderness” “The Gift” by Li-Young Lee‚ pg. 469. C.) imagery - “Poised between going on and back‚ pulled both ways taut like a tightrope walker” “The Base Stealer” by Robert Francis‚ pg. 476. D.) diction - “Moving slowly” “The Cyclopes in the Ocean” by Nikki Giovanni‚ pg. 672. E.) personification - “Seeing the snowman standing all alone” “Boy at the Window” by Robert Frost‚ pg. 451. 2.) A.) simile - “which holds them in like stolid cattle”
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Elizabeth I of England gave a motivational speech to her troops using the rhetorical devices of diction‚ sentence structure and ethos‚ to motivate her subjects positively and to prevent the fear of the pending invasion in their hearts. The queen uses patriotic diction‚ parallel sentence structure‚ and ethos in her effort to motivate her people to defend their country from their Spanish invaders. She uses diction to praise and motivate her subjects. The queen refers to her people as "faithful" and "loving
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factor to society in order to maintain equality. He creates multiple tones such as‚ sarcasm disappointment and disbelief to the eight clergymen. King convinces his audience to support his argument using rhetorical devices like emotional appeal and diction. When King uses emotional appeal he is able to manipulate the reader to believe what he wants to believe. It makes the clergymen feel upset and convinced to what he’s saying. “When you ... to explain to your six year old daughter why she can’t
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Dooryard Bloom’d” which is a literary masterpiece that showcases sincere and genuine feeling through his facility of words. Whitman utilizes certain words to enhance his diction to create a somber yet hopeful tone and parallelism to create a more melodious elegy that has lasted through the centuries. Whitman uses his diction to create a dark melancholy aura. Early in the poem‚ Whitman says‚ “…shades of night…moody…‚ tearful night…. Black murk that hides the star…” (Whitman 8-9). The dark description
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A Comparative Analysis The Whipping by Robert Hayden‚ unlike My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke‚ effectively encourages feelings of empathy in the reader through its explicit theme‚ diction and shifts. The Whipping has an explicit theme of abuse. This is recognized immediately because of the title itself. The reader can infer that this poem is a negative piece with abusive actions. However‚ My Papa’s Waltz does not have an obvious theme. The title may sound pleasant to the reader for it does
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Article number one is by Patricia Tummons titled “Terrestrial Ecosystem”. She uses her diction to show empathy and at the same time support. Tummons says‚ “ The amazing ability of life forms to adapt to new circumstances. (164)” Carefully wording this sentence to show both empathy and support is shown in the sentence. The quote automatically
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motivate American people to do something‚ and other countries for world peace. Kennedy explicates his deliberation by using figurative diction‚ inspirational tone‚ and parallel syntax. Kennedy uses figurative diction to bring attention to these phrases that address his main purpose of motivation to the people‚ and world peace. One part of figurative diction would be the rhetorical trope of a metaphor revealing his emotion of passion. An example of a passionate metaphor would b paragraph 25‚
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Schlosser employs simple yet effective rhetorical strategies to create a clear point. The most prominent rhetorical strategies used in the essay were Logos‚ to give specific facts and references‚ Linear syntax‚ to increase clarity and organization‚ and a strong diction to gain the validity of himself and his point from the readers. These devices ultimately help convey his view‚ which is a logical view of the reprehensible actions that companies use for marketing and that it is ethically wrong to do so. Schlosser uses an incredible amount of logos
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There are no humans left in this city‚ in the city which gave out "radioactive glow" the word radioactive tends to leave the readers wondering why? Throughout the day‚ the formal diction is being noted‚ whether its describing the "gentle" sprinklers‚ and the "perfectly browned" toast(88). The syntax through the story can be seen as casual‚ the sentences range depending on the tone. Bradbury’s choice of words helps the reader imagine
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controlling her. The three main themes of Evil‚ Ambition‚ and Macbeth-The Victim of Manipulation are heightened through the use of Positive and Negative Sleep Motifs‚ expressed in a negative context. Also found in this selection are examples of Negative Diction‚ Religious Symbolism‚ and Animal Imagery which all develop the reader’s understanding of death‚ and develop the three key themes that circulate around the idea of death. Contrast is used to express the difference in power and confidence between Lady
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