Dear Errol Gladys 3. Techniques evident in Rainbows End Rhetorical Question/Slang – Dolly – “Fair dinkum?” Imagery – Dolly – “So you’re from the big smoke?” Slang – Dolly – “ ‘Spose” Metaphor – Dolly – “Oi you little monkeys” Slang – Cousin – “ ‘Nother time then‚ Dolores” Quote – Dolly – “You people?” Rhetorical Question – “Well who knows...?” Rhetorical Question – Gladys “Did you see that photograph that he sent over?” Symbolism/Rhetorical Question – Nan Dear – “A girl from the flats?” Imagery –
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Brutus’s Funeral Oration Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator‚ or speaker‚ he limited his speech to the use of parallelism‚ rhetorical question‚ and tone. As well as a combination of the three. Brutus began his speech with parallelism. He said‚ “…Hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor‚ and have respect to mine honor‚ that you may believe
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murdered‚ NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and American philosopher and author Sam Harris attempt to convince the public that we need armed security guards in our schools to protect our children. Although LaPierre and Harris use different rhetorical strategies to convey their claims‚ their purposes and overall argument are quite similar as they both try to change societies view on guns‚ gun violence‚ and gun policy in our society. In making their arguments both authors use several statistics
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In "Auto Wreck"‚ as the title insinuates it‚ is a situation that describes a car accident that takes place in a city‚ which means‚ that an ambulance‚ a hospital‚ the police‚ and the crowd are the main actors when death is about to strike. In the development of the poem‚ Shapiro describes the atmosphere that surrounds a city at night when there is a car accident; Blood all over the streets and gutters‚ the police covering the situation and the crowd observing the tragic accident‚ recalling death as
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feelings and how the husband has affected her life. The antagonist is the speaker itself as she experiences an internal conflict with herself. The writer uses literary techniques such as metaphor‚ personification‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ juxtapose and rhetorical questions to help enhance the main theme in the story‚ which is cultural difference. The author also describes her relationship with her husband to reveal how they drifted apart from each other and his influence on her. The author describes the
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“Military Families” BCR Frank Schaeffer used rhetorical appeal in “Military Families” to have his audience believe it’s wrong to have the upper class and leaders of America make decisions on war and not be a part of it. Frank uses anecdotes and rhetorical questions in the form of ethos‚ so that people understand what it’s is like to be a working class citizen and have to worry about their family members in war. Frank uses anecdote as a rhetorical technique to put imagery into the audience’s mind
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Article Response In Chris Middendorp’s article ‘Why myki is the best ticket we’ve ever had‚’ Middendorp uses techniques such as evidence‚ appeals to fear and rhetorical questions in hope of convincing the readers that myki is the best form of ticket in comparison to past public transport ticket ideas. Middendorp emphasizes his argument that myki is the best ticket by including statistics and evidence to prove his point. Middendorp uses his evidence in comparison when speaking about the Australian
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[into] submission and slavery.” In his speech‚ Patrick Henry persuades the convention‚ and thereby the people‚ of the necessity of revolution through his employment of metaphorical imagery‚ stylized religious and mythological allusions‚ and a slew of rhetorical questions. In a blaze of libertarian sentiment‚ Henry incited the passions of the delegates and set the stage for the most glorious revolution in the history of mankind. Henry liberally applied metaphors wherever possible. In this way‚ he first
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The two texts are multi modal online newspaper articles on the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius. Text 1 “Pistorius as mysterious as the shooting tragedy” is from the Daily Republic and is written on 25th February 2013 by Gerald Imray who is working with The Associated Press. Text 2 “Oscar Pistorius case: The Blonde is the victim here‚ Blade” from the Telegraph is by journalist Allison Pearson. Whilst both texts are told in a first person view‚ Text 1 defends the South African Paralympian
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already dead. Secondly‚ “this doctor he knows his stuff?” this is used to show that the doctors are corrupt. Ida uses sarcasm plus rhetorical question as she knows that the medical report isn’t true. The way “this doctor” is separated from the “he knows his stuff? Suggest to us the confusion Ida was having in her mind. In addition Ida also uses sarcasm and rhetorical question I know this because “He’s a first class doctor it seems clear‚ doesn’t it?” this shows that a first class doctor isn’t honest
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