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    Using rhetorical devices made Orwell’s story humorous and much more enjoyable to read. These rhetorical devices utilized by Orwell in Animal Farm include analogy‚ symbolism‚ personification‚ and satire. Of these‚ Orwell chose to use satire the most. As stated above‚ from beginning to end Animal Farm is based

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    here are some rhetorical devices of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: ll. 1-2 "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" -> historical illusion‚ quote eg. l.3 and l.4 inclusive we -> to involve the listeners l.9 "little note" - "long remember" -> antithesis ll. 5-6 "gave their lives" - "nation might live" -> antithesis l.8 "living and dead" -> antithesis ll.7 "we cannot dedicate‚ we cannot consecrate‚ we cannot hallow" -> anaphora‚ parallelism‚ asyndeton‚ climax -> increase

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    British government was known as the Declaration of Independence. This document pursued to happiness and liberty for the colonist in the 13 colonial states of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson use the rhetorical devices diction and repetition to convince the United States to declare independence from Great Britain. The choice of words that was presented in the article makes the context of the article to be presented differently. The diction used was negative

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    2. Rhetorical Devices and Literary Techniques Rhetorical devices and literary techniques are closely related to tone and style. In fact‚ an author’s style partly consists of selecting and using certain devices; an author’s tone is partially determined by the type of techniques an author uses. Many SAT books will list lots of Greek terms you don’t need to know‚ such as synecdoche and anaphora. But the Critical Reading section won’t require that you know the names of rhetorical devices or literary

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    In Salvation Hughes tells of his confusing yet life changing event that occurred in his church. Hughes sat in church expecting Jesus to come into his life‚ but Jesus never came. When Langston alone sat on the bench and everyone crying and praying for him‚ he decides to get up and pretend to be saved. That night he cries for hours regretting what he did. Now that Hughes grew up he now can tell his story of that day in the church. Langston tells of his childhood experience and conveys into an adult

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    In the passage “Joyas Voladoras‚” the author Brian Doyle uses the heart as a metaphor to help him communicate his main idea about the differences between life‚ love‚ and its state of vulnerability. To start‚ Doyle uses many examples to display his ideas‚ but his first example is the hummingbird. He describes how fragile the small bird is by saying‚ A hummingbird s heart is the size of a pencil eraser. A hummingbird s heart is a lot of the hummingbird. (Doyle) This is a great example of how fragile

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    a duel of persuasion to win over the Roman populace. In order to do so‚ they use what are commonly known as rhetorical devices today in order to strengthen their arguments. Locked in a fierce battle of wit to win over the furious mob‚ the question is this: Who will be dominant in this battle of verbal scrimmage? Although both speeches are powerful‚ inevitably‚ Antony’s use of rhetorical questions and if/then statements makes for a more logical and passionate speech than Brutus. First and foremost

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    Com220 – Week 1 Assignment – Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The speech in which I choose to complete my review on was the “1992 Republican National Convention Address: A Whisper of AIDS” by May Fisher (1992) • What are some examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech you selected? For this question I would first like to address the question of fallacies as while the speech has to do with a serious topic‚ I found the tone of the speech to be using

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    Edwards wanted to persue his audience that all wicked people should repent from thier sins or else they would face the consquences of angry God. Thougout this sermon Johnathan Edwards incorpriates retorical devices to persue his audience that they need to repent from thier sins. The retoical devices Edwards uses to emphasize his point are illusions‚ similies‚ and analogies. Jonathan Edwards utilized lots of allusions througout this sermon. Edwards preached‚" Thier case is past all hope; they are crying

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    Rhetorical Devices that use figurative language Rhetorical devices are techniques that writers use to persuade‚ create a literary effect‚ or evoke an emotional response from the reader. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else‚ you are using figurative language‚ which is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject (e.g. Whenever you call something “cool‚” you’re not talking

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