Samuel Mendoza Period 2 March 9th 2012 RHETORICAL DEVICES ESSAY A speech is an oral presentation on an important issue. A speech consists of three important elements: its purpose‚ the reason for its presentation; its occasion‚ the event that inspires it; and it’s the audience‚ those who hear it at the time or who read or hear it later. Orators get their audiences attention and emotions into the topic by using rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are special patterns of language used to make
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systematic oppression‚ will inevitably resort to violence. "Harlem" is a short‚ eleven line poem‚ consisting of three stanzas which are littered with literary and poetic devices such as imagery‚ italics‚ diction/syntax‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questions to name several. However‚ despite all the clever techniques Hughes deploys‚ his use of symbolism contributes most to defining‚ and clearly expressing‚ the poems main theme. The poem begins with a one line stanza in which the speaker is
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In "Auto Wreck"‚ as the title insinuates it‚ is a situation that describes a car accident that takes place in a city‚ which means‚ that an ambulance‚ a hospital‚ the police‚ and the crowd are the main actors when death is about to strike. In the development of the poem‚ Shapiro describes the atmosphere that surrounds a city at night when there is a car accident; Blood all over the streets and gutters‚ the police covering the situation and the crowd observing the tragic accident‚ recalling death as
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feelings and how the husband has affected her life. The antagonist is the speaker itself as she experiences an internal conflict with herself. The writer uses literary techniques such as metaphor‚ personification‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ juxtapose and rhetorical questions to help enhance the main theme in the story‚ which is cultural difference. The author also describes her relationship with her husband to reveal how they drifted apart from each other and his influence on her. The author describes the
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“Military Families” BCR Frank Schaeffer used rhetorical appeal in “Military Families” to have his audience believe it’s wrong to have the upper class and leaders of America make decisions on war and not be a part of it. Frank uses anecdotes and rhetorical questions in the form of ethos‚ so that people understand what it’s is like to be a working class citizen and have to worry about their family members in war. Frank uses anecdote as a rhetorical technique to put imagery into the audience’s mind
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Article Response In Chris Middendorp’s article ‘Why myki is the best ticket we’ve ever had‚’ Middendorp uses techniques such as evidence‚ appeals to fear and rhetorical questions in hope of convincing the readers that myki is the best form of ticket in comparison to past public transport ticket ideas. Middendorp emphasizes his argument that myki is the best ticket by including statistics and evidence to prove his point. Middendorp uses his evidence in comparison when speaking about the Australian
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[into] submission and slavery.” In his speech‚ Patrick Henry persuades the convention‚ and thereby the people‚ of the necessity of revolution through his employment of metaphorical imagery‚ stylized religious and mythological allusions‚ and a slew of rhetorical questions. In a blaze of libertarian sentiment‚ Henry incited the passions of the delegates and set the stage for the most glorious revolution in the history of mankind. Henry liberally applied metaphors wherever possible. In this way‚ he first
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Rhetoric Analysis of an excerpt from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Rhetorical devices are used to strengthen writing and add dimension. When used properly‚ they add layers of complexity to any prose as well as further evidence for an argument. No one understood this better than Upton Sinclair. Four strong rhetoric devices are periodicity‚ the Rule of Three‚ metaphor and rhetorical questions. Sinclair masterfully demonstrates these in a speech featured in his novel‚ The Jungle.
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The two texts are multi modal online newspaper articles on the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius. Text 1 “Pistorius as mysterious as the shooting tragedy” is from the Daily Republic and is written on 25th February 2013 by Gerald Imray who is working with The Associated Press. Text 2 “Oscar Pistorius case: The Blonde is the victim here‚ Blade” from the Telegraph is by journalist Allison Pearson. Whilst both texts are told in a first person view‚ Text 1 defends the South African Paralympian
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already dead. Secondly‚ “this doctor he knows his stuff?” this is used to show that the doctors are corrupt. Ida uses sarcasm plus rhetorical question as she knows that the medical report isn’t true. The way “this doctor” is separated from the “he knows his stuff? Suggest to us the confusion Ida was having in her mind. In addition Ida also uses sarcasm and rhetorical question I know this because “He’s a first class doctor it seems clear‚ doesn’t it?” this shows that a first class doctor isn’t honest
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