John Downe In John Downe’s letter to his wife‚ he strategically establishes and develops ethos as well as pathos to convince her to join him in the United States with their children. Throughout the letter‚ Downe develops his credibility through his use of ethos which includes the repetition of “I.” “I have got a situation‚” “I dined with him‚” “I went into the market yesterday‚” all progress towards the establishment of his plausibility in his wife’s eyes. He provides his wife with examples
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In 1830‚ a weaver by the name John Downe writes a letter to his wife Sukey from the United States to England. Downe’s purpose in the letter is to persuade his wife Sukey into coming to America. He adopts an objective tone in order to glorify America in his letter to Sukey using ambiguity‚ repetition‚ and pathos. Downe begins his letter to Sukey by describing the incredibility of what America has given him. He then shifts to pathos when he begins using repetition. He appeals to repetition by repeating
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John Downe’s letter to his wife creates an enthusiastic‚ persuasive tone to try to convince her to leave England and come to the United States. The diction he uses and the way he structures his sentences highlights the points he tries to make. He uses an array of rhetorical strategies and devices such as imagery‚ tone and attitude‚ and pathos to do so. Throughout most of the letter‚ Downe describes to his wife the lifestyle in the United States through imagery. The diction he uses gives a comforting
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John Downe utilizes logic‚ emotional language‚ and his credibility to persuade his wife to come to the United states very effectively. The most effective of these are his emotional appeals. Downe uses a lot of emotional language to persuade his wife to feel a certain way about coming to the United states; he wants her to want to come. Downe also appeals to his wife’s emotions by explaining that he misses her as well as their children in paragraph two. Downe addresses his wife as "Dear Sukey"
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In his letter to his wife‚ John Downe uses many rhetorical strategies‚ some being descriptive diction‚ juxtaposition‚ and syntax. He does this in an attempt to convince his wife and children to leave England and immigrate to America. In the first paragraph‚ Downe describes the way he is living at the moment. He uses descriptive diction to emphasize the hospitality he recieves by saying things such as “everything a person could want‚” and “have as much … as I like.” By saying these things‚ Downe
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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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Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices Allusion An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference Generally a figure of speech making reference to a known place‚ event‚ literary work Example: an allusion to Shakespeare‚ “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Synonyms: hint‚ reference‚ innuendo‚ insinuation Cliché A worn out expression that takes place of an original thought; a phrase or expression that is overused or
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winner‚ John Mayer‚ has written many influential pieces over the years. In August of 2006‚ Mayer released his song “Waiting on the World to Change”. The lyrics express how society keeps waiting for global change to take effect instead of stepping up and resolving the apparent issues. The song is targeted towards a younger generation who is not making any effort towards improvement as a society. John Mayers lyrics compel his audience to act upon his message with use of the persuasive device repetition
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In 1830‚ John Downe‚ a weaver traveled to the United States from England and took a job so that he could earn money to be able to make his wife and children to join him. In the letter that John Downe wrote to his wife‚ attempting to convince her to emigrate to the united states with him‚ he explained to her the benefits she and her family will have if they move to the America. To convey his persuasion Downe reflects his strategies through detail‚ rambling syntax‚ and descriptive diction. One of
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When you read a book‚ or a passage from any website do you ever think‚ “What rhetorical devices does the author use? And why? “ Well I Don’t think what rhetorical devices the author uses because why would you? The only time I would think what rhetorical devices the author is using is when I’m assigned to do it‚ like this project. “The design of rhetoric is to remove those opinions that lie in the way of truth‚ to reduce the passions to the government of reasons; to place our subject in a right light
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