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    Lord ChesterfieldLetter to His Son Good morning every one ladies and gentlemen. Talking to youth is very difficult and it is funny because I was a youth myself 5 years ago. It seems that everything that comes out from an adult’s mouth is worthless for your ears but today you will hear the most important rules to follow to have easy youth years. One‚ always obey your parents when they are around. Two‚ learn to lie so you don’t get caught. Three‚ leave loud drama to the ghetto people.

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    for most‚ fathers also expect more from their children‚ as is evident in author Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son traveling far from home. The strategies used by Chesterfield not only display his desired intentions for his son‚ but‚ also‚ the rhetorical strategies implemented in the letter reveal the values Chesterfield holds as true. In order to persuade his son that the knowledge he holds is pertinent‚ Chesterfield first disbands the notion that parents only give advice to induce suffering in

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    Lord Chesterfield’s letter to son In a letter written to his sonLord Chesterfield reminds him of his responsibilities that have been given to him and incites to his son of the ever crucial values that are held at a very high regard on his behalf. Lord Chesterfield hopes to steer his son back on the right path by reinstating what he considers to be the noble thing a gentleman of his son’s age should do. It is quite obvious from the letter that Lord Chesterfield is dissatisfied with the decisions

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    2004 AP Language Exam: Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son Teacher Overview Skill Focus Critical Thinking Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Close Reading Grammar Composition Reading Strategies Annotation Determining Audience Determining Author’s Purpose Generalization Inference Literary Elements Detail Diction Imagery Style Tone tone determined through diction

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    In the letter written in the 18th century to his son‚ Philip‚ who lived far from home‚ Lord Chesterfield establishes his position‚ threatens his son’s financial source and stresses the importance to be the best in order to reap the benefits of obedience‚ good reputation and perfection. First‚ Lord Chesterfield establishes his position in order to get his make his son obedient to him. Take‚ for example‚ in the beginning of the letter Chesterfield writes “I know how unwelcome advice generally is”

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    from a letter written by Lord Chesterfield to his son who is traveling away‚ Lord Chesterfield successfully doles out advice with an underlying persuasive tone. Chesterfield skillfully includes his own values and experiences as a way to connect his son to the advice given. While Lord Chesterfield uses a variety of tactics in order to persuade his son the first thing he uses is guilt. He sets a tone of guilt in the first couple of sentences as the father explains he loves to write to his son‚ but

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    Throughout his letterLetter to Lord Chesterfield‚ Samuel Johnson‚ an English writer‚ depicts his feelings toward the honorable Earl of Chesterfield‚ Phillip Dormer. Johnson’s tone throughout the letter is very cynical and sarcastic; he also uses a handful amount of allusions in order to allude to his point. In the opening statement of the letter‚ Johnson States that he has been informed by the owner of The World‚ a magazine‚ that the Lord Chesterfield has published two reviews of Johnson’s Dictionary

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    Boy” Analysis Lord Chesterfield’s seems to have a condescending and almost ironic tone in a letter to his son. Starting out his letterLord Chesterfield writes‚ “Dear Boy” (pre-line 1). This phrase gives the vibe that he is trying to stay superior to his son by calling him “boy” instead of son. He may feel as if he does not have enough power over his son‚ and this may improve his feelings about the matter. Later on in the letter he tries to put the burden of how kind his father will treat

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    do even better in life than you yourself did. Chesterfield voices his thoughts about wanting compliance from his son with forms of diction‚ repetition‚ and anaphora throughout the letter to show the importance of excellence and also tries to sympathize with him. Chesterfield starts his letter stating how his advice can be ignored by his son and have no purpose. He turns this comment around by using anaphora to try to sympathize and relate to his son. He writes “I know how unwelcome advice generally…

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    the verbally ironic letter written by Lord Chesterfield to his son (1746)‚ Chesterfield reveals his own values through guilt‚ tone shifts‚ and harsh diction. His values include application in education‚ obedience‚ and becoming superior amongst others. Throughout the entire letterChesterfield uses guilt through a variety of ways‚ in order to push his son to become successful and independent. He begins this‚ by “confessing” to his son that he has his doubts on whether his advice serves purpose

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