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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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    of going to the Senate because she fears that Caesar’s life is in jeopardy. Decius‚ in this case Calpurnia’s adversary‚ wants to persuade Caesar that he should in fact go to the Senate where his doomed fate awaits him. Shakespeare uses many rhetorical devices in Calpurnia’s conversation and Decius’ conversation with Caesar‚ each attempting to convince Caesar to take their side. The first to try and persuade Caesar is Calphurnia‚ his wife; she begins her argument to keep Caesar home by attempting

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson expresses this beautiful form of writing in his essay titled “Self-Reliance” where he delves into the idea of obeying one’s own‚ undoctored thoughts and feelings. Emerson’s application of contrasting ideas‚ asyndeton‚ and metaphor aids him in extending his belief that individuality is sacred and deserves the utmost respect. Emerson values the individual thought more highly than any monumental verse from any historical hero‚ and he contrasts these two in order to express that. He

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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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    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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