Samuel Mendoza Period 2 March 9th 2012 RHETORICAL DEVICES ESSAY A speech is an oral presentation on an important issue. A speech consists of three important elements: its purpose‚ the reason for its presentation; its occasion‚ the event that inspires it; and it’s the audience‚ those who hear it at the time or who read or hear it later. Orators get their audiences attention and emotions into the topic by using rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are special patterns of language used to make
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Americans in regards with their land‚ despite their inferior status. Although the Indians were separated from their motherland‚ their spirits are everlasting. Chief Seattle accomplished his purpose through countless rhetorical devices‚ most notably through establishing his authority‚ rhetorical questions‚ and similes. Chief Seattle begins his speech in a welcoming matter‚ pleasing the governor and the white’s pride while recognizing their superior status through generating a good reputation. He refers
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sight essay. Essay Terms: Thesis Tone Point of View Purpose Intended Audience Demographic Rhetorical/Poetic/Literary Devices: Alliteration Allusion Anaphora Antithesis Archetype Assonance Cacophony Consonance Emphasis Effective Diction Euphemism Hyperbole Imagery Irony Juxtaposition Metaphor Motif Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Personification Repetition Rhetorical Questions Rhyme Pun Simile Statistic Symbol Understatement Structural Techniques Active vs
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comfort‚ and hope that they needed at the time. Throughout his speech Kennedy uses emotion-arousing words‚ anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and rhetorical questions to encourage Americans to show their patriotism. In the beginning of Kennedy’s speech he uses antithesis. Kennedy starts off with an antithesis in order to leer his audience in. Kennedy constantly uses this rhetorical device throughout his speech because it stands out and gets his audience thinking. For example‚ by saying “ask not what your country can
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inner turmoil. Consider such rhetorical devices as diction‚ figurative language‚ syntax‚ irony‚ and tone. 2. Read the following passage (paragraph 7‚ “Hester sought not‚ …wrong‚ beneath.”) from The Scarlet Letter‚ Chapter 5‚ “Hester at Her Needle.” Then write a short essay analyzing the author’s use of clothing to reveal Hester’s self-perception‚ the attitude of Hester’s neighbors‚ and the nature of her daughter’s conception. Consider such rhetorical devices as diction‚ imagery‚ syntax‚ irony
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Lexical Features Structure Features and Rhetorical Devices of English Newspaper Headlines 陈伟创 ( 030224101‚ Class 1‚ Grade 2003‚ SFS‚ SCNU ) Abstract: With the development of mass media‚ newspaper is one of the major media for us to get information all over the world. Nowadays English newspaper is very popular and read all over Chine. However‚ many people still have difficulty in understanding English newspaper headlines even for some English majors. This is because English newspaper headlines
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Rhetoric Analysis of an excerpt from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Rhetorical devices are used to strengthen writing and add dimension. When used properly‚ they add layers of complexity to any prose as well as further evidence for an argument. No one understood this better than Upton Sinclair. Four strong rhetoric devices are periodicity‚ the Rule of Three‚ metaphor and rhetorical questions. Sinclair masterfully demonstrates these in a speech featured in his novel‚ The Jungle.
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The Japanese Empire bombarded Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 it was a surprise attack to the United States. This event caused the loss of many innocent people as well as material destruction to the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during that time‚ his duty was to address both‚ the nation and the Congress to inform them about what had happened he did this through his speech “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”. The speech was extremely important‚ not only because of how delicate
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both the hearts and minds of his listeners through emotional and logical appeals‚ Henry uses rhetorical questions‚ figurative language‚ and repetition to convince them that it is time to take decisive action. Henry uses rhetorical questions to make them think of the decision they should make. Some of the rhetorical questions are “Why stand here we idle?” and “What is it that gentlemen wish?”(85). Rhetorical questions are very helpful in this speech because it makes his audience think twice about what
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describes. 8. Irony It is a situation‚ literary or rhetorical device‚ in which there is an incongruity‚ discordance or unintended connection that goes beyond the most evident meaning. It is a disparity of expression and intention or when a literal meaning is contrary to its intended effect. Use of word in a way that conveys a meaning opposite to its usual meaning. 9. Transferred epithet It is the trope or rhetorical device in which a modifier‚ usually an adjective‚ is applied to the
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