RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is
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the tragedy that happened on July 18‚ 1969 on Chappaquiddick Island‚ that resulted in the death of a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was a secretary of the late Robert Kennedy and was still working with the Kennedy family. He begins his speech to communicate that he has “entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.” (paragraph 1‚ line 2-3) This confession of the proceedings he has gone through is an example of Bitzer theory on exigence based on the fact that
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so conceived‚ and so dedicated‚ can long endure.” is a rhetorical device he used. Lincoln wanted his audience to know that the war was a worthy war and was necessary to save the nation. These quotes made the audience feel hope although they were tired. “Final resting place for those who died here‚ that the nation might live” is another rhetorical device used to convince his audience to
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never know what is going to happen in life‚ so we have to take it day by day. Life is a beautiful thing that could get taken away at any moment. The good things in life make it worth living‚ and nothing should be taken for granted. In Steve Job’s Commencement Address he states “Because almost everything- all external‚ all pride‚ all fear of embarrassment or failure- these things just fall away in the face of death leaving only what is truly important.” In other words‚ when you die you have no worries
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when we ace an exam we feel the need to ask for another person’s grade to show off our own but we are never the one to ask when our grades aren’t good. We celebrate and share our successes but always hide our failures. JK Rowling’s Harvard commencement speech is one of the most inspirational speeches I’ve ever heard. That is because she has strong content which is easily understood by her audience due to her delivery and style. Rowling does not glorify failure which many speakers have the tendency
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Rhetorical Analysis on Ronald Reagan’s “Challenger” Speech While in the Oval Office of the White house‚ on January 28‚ 1986‚ President Ronald Reagan delivered his speech about The Challenger Disaster. The speech was made just hours after space shuttle “Challenger” exploded during take-off‚ killing all seven crew members on board. Thousands witnessed this horrifying event live in person and on television. A big factor about this launch‚ making the explosion an even worse disaster was the fact
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Abstract Oprah gave the 2008 Stanford University commencement speech focusing on the lessons she learn from her life experiences. The lessons Oprah wanted to share with the 2008 graduating class were be true to who you are‚ learning from your failures‚ and finding happiness. Oprah spoke about the importance of service and her life’s dedication to help less fortunate have some of the same opportunities as her and the Stanford graduates. Oprah also gave the graduates advice on how to move forward
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Your Honor‚ Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ I am here today representing the Nation of South Africa in Prosecuting David Madondo‚ also known as Tsotsi‚ for one count of conspiracy to murder‚ one count of attempted murder‚ one count of assault & battery‚ and one count of kidnapping. Some people believe that David is innocent for his actions‚ and that the reason for his actions are because of the government policy and that to be able to survive he had to commit crimes‚ but I oppose. The way that
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In this speech in which president kennedy denounces WC Steel Corporations for the increased price for which they sell steel‚ Kennedy repeatedly appeals to ethos. We can see how Kennedy first uses ethos in the second paragraph of his speech. Kennedy begins by separating himself‚ a well known graduate from an ivy league school‚ from any steel companies which we would believe him to have social affiliations with. In doing so Kennedy builds a sense of trust in which now anything that he says during his
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his best effort into his speech to convince Congress to declare war on Japan. His many forms of rhetorical aspects appealed to Congress’s feelings. The speech had the impact on Congress that Roosevelt had hoped for. The was a near unanimous vote to declare war on Japan. There was one person who didn’t want to go to war no matter what‚ because she was a pacifist. Roosevelt’s speech was from his emotions rather than just doing what he had to do. When we gave his speech‚ he transferred his emotions
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