RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is
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A critical discourse analysis of President Obama First Inaugural Speech 2008 A. Introduction Language plays a prominent role in putting politic ideas into practice. At times‚ a struggle for power takes place by using language to carry out political actions. This paper is a critical discourse analysis one‚ analyzing a political discouse by President Barack Obama: the first inaugural address which conveys policies of the newly inaugurated president with effective persuasive strategies of
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effective piece of writing‚ authors will turn to using human emotion to do so. In the speech by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ his stylistic choices are effective in persuading his audience by targeting their emotions. Ultimately‚ the content of the writing is unsuccessful unless delivered in a way that forces listeners and readers to feel a certain way. MLK Jr. expertly utilizes the repetition of multiple phrases throughout his speech in order to establish his assertive and persuasive tone. As he speaks‚ the intensity
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A Study of the Spoken Language of Barrack Obama In this study I will be analysing the speech of Barrack Obama‚ in his Victory Speech and his interview with David Letterman on ‘The Letterman Show’. Obama frequently uses many forms of rhetoric when he talks‚ this is too show emphasis on what he is saying‚ in his Victory Speech he starts off straight away with a tri-colon‚ he uses ‘who still’ as the first two words in three consecutive phrases‚ he then anchors it across time by using ‘our founders’
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their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable pieces over that time were Laocoon and His Son’s‚ Venus de Milo‚ and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The similarity between all these pieces is the incredible amount of movement that is displayed in a motionless sculpture. Not only was this time a great change for sculptures‚ but also potters‚ painters‚ and architects. Hellenistic
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A Rhetorical Analysis of Bernard Cooper’s Essay a Clack of Tiny Sparks While using literary elements such as imagery‚ personal anecdotes‚ and a diverse choice of words‚ Bernard Cooper‚ the writer of ”A Clack of Tiny Sparks”‚ asserts that people should not be ashamed of who they really are. Cooper clearly develops this assertion by not only involving his personal experiences into this private essay‚ but by also including them in a way that is both touching‚ and intimate. By summarizing his childhood
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Rhetorical Analysis: Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle returns to his hometown of Washington D.C. in the year 2000‚ during his tour around the country‚ to perform for the people of D.C. During his show “Killin’ Him Softly” Chappelle effectively uses rhetorical strategies by engaging his audience‚ understanding the culture he is addressing‚ as well as exemplifying the problem with racial stereotypes and the disparity of police brutality between the African American community and the white community
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22 March 2013 Victory of the North There are many causes that led to the victory of the North‚ as well as many effects that follow their victory. Three important causes that led to the victory of the North are economic growth‚ secession‚ and the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Three important effects that followed the victory of the Northern States in the American Civil War are emancipation‚ a new financial system‚ and political freedom. The Civil War of America has been discussed as
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The rhetorical device Martin Luther King Jr. used many times throughout the speech was anaphora. An anaphora is a deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses‚ sentences‚ or paragraphs‚ used to emphasize a point and make it catchy. King used this device in his speech because it creates a strong emotional effect. Anaphoras were used in Dr.King’s speech to emphasize a point and he was trying to portray about
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died. The majority of survivors were young children. The Spanish government praised Cortés’ victory as he secured over 7‚000 tons of riches for the country. The Battle of Tenochtitlán provided Spain a position in Central America‚ an area that continues to speak Spanish to this day‚ and they became a dominant world power until the loss of the Spanish Armada in 1558 (New World Encyclopedia‚ 2013). Cortés victory was attributed to his ability to reorganize his forces and the implementation of a well-planned
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