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    balanced complex compound Compound-complex Syntax Techniques Antithesis Parallelism Repetition anaphora Rhetorical Question Analysis of a Text Meaning and Effect related to sentences and syntax Rhetorical analysis focused on syntax Types (Modes) Expository analytical The Process of Composition Prewriting determination of purpose generation of ideas

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    is the youth that must fight and die.” This disapproving view of war parallels with Vonnegut’s view of war‚ evident in Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut uses a number of rhetorical devices in this novel in order to denounce war such as imagery‚ personification‚ and allusions. Slaughterhouse Five is a novel with a plethora of rhetorical devices‚ one being imagery. Whereas Slaughterhouse Five is a rather somber novel; the imagery found in it helps the reader visualize and interpret the horrible‚ unexplainable

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    A’Lexia Wright AP Lang/Comp Commentary Throughout my speech I used many rhetorical devices and figures of speech. These devices include imagery‚ simile‚ parallelism‚ polysyndeton‚ tone‚ emotional appeal‚ logos and rhetorical questions. Thess devices gave me the ability to convey how I felt about teens practicing sexual abstinence. I used a rhetorical question to introduce my speech. "Whats your favorite sex position?"‚ was my introduction because I wanted to hook onto my audience

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    Bruce Dawe uses language forms and features to show war in an unfavourable light. Weapons Training is known as a anti-war poem. He uses dramatic monologue by an angry‚ racist drill seargent who expresses Bruce Dawes views on war through the use of rhetorical questions‚ structure‚ onomatopoeia‚ and racist and sexual language. Firstly‚ in Weapons Training it is obvious onomatopoeia is used to show exaggeration and to set the mood for the reader. Some examples of onomatopoeia is ‘those eyeballs click

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    distinctive voices are created in the speeches set for study and one related text. Distinctive voices can lead us to think about significant issues that occur in the world. Distinctive voices are created through a number of language techniques such as rhetorical devices. These enhance the meaning of the speeches and depict the key information that allows listeners to be alert of the issue the speaker is raising. They all challenge society by standing up for people and their own beliefs. Dr. Martin Luther

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    Katrina is a poem concerning a young girl who is inevitably dying and her father who is undoubtedly grieving. It illustrates the theme of parent’s loving their daughter indefinitely by using a variety of poetic techniques such as metaphor‚ simile and rhetorical question. By using these remarkable techniques it aids the readers in fully acknowledge the love the persona has for his daughter. Initially‚ the poet employs similes in order to demonstrate his theme of parental love. For example he uses the

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    superstition” is a descriptive piece. It involves the collection of data via surveys‚ interviews or the internet to help show that superstitions are overrated and can be proved to be false. The writer gives a great analysis via the use of statistics‚ rhetorical questions‚ opinions‚ vocabulary‚ and etcetera. The method of delivery used by the writer shows the reader how educated and intelligent he/she is based on the vocabulary used in the extract. Some of the words are quite substantial and thus

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    Girls Can We Educate We Dads? Diction. “Girls can we educate we dads” is a poem written by James Berry‚ a Jamaican poet in the 1900’s which speaks about a girl who criticizes her dad’s stereotypical views about girls’ behavior and thoughts. The main message or theme that the author is trying to send to the reader is that involving stereotyping‚ generalization‚ and sexism and how these thoughts are present in many men all around the world yet are not true. This poem consists of many factors

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    repetition‚ audience‚ language devices…) 5) Specific choices I made include… (Explain your choices e.g. repetition of...to highlight… dialogue to create a sense of the character‚ title captures the tone of..‚ I have expressed the idea that...as a rhetorical question because...) 6) The ideas that have come from Growing up Asian in Australia are: (Discuss the ideas and why you chose them). 7) I also used these ideas to make links to a broader context. (Discuss influences from other sources such

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    Ancestors by Peter Skrzynecki REFLECTION The poem Ancestors by Peter Skrzynecki is a excellent example of belonging and expresses his feeling of not belonging in his family. The poem presents a series of rhetorical questions which reflects on a dream Skrzynecki has had or is having and what he believes the meaning is. We could deduce from this poem and its use of present tense that the dream is a recurring dream about these vague images of Ancestors and how Skrzynecki is desperately trying to

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