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    help understanding and use numbered or bulleted points. Persuasive texts * A persuasive text is a text that is constructed to make you do something. * Persuasive texts may use repeated words‚ text in capital letters‚ exclamation marks‚ rhetorical questions‚ an emotional‚ one-sided argument and humor. 2 Major Classifications of a Text Type 1. What is the purpose of the text? 2. What is the text about? Sources: http://files.ynada.com/archive/Faigley%20and%20Meyer%20-%20Rhet

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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a close friend was gruesomely murdered? Can you imagine the crazy mixed emotions you would feel? The heartache‚ betrayal‚ and hurt? What would you do to get back at the people who hurt you the most? In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the beloved leader‚ Caesar‚ is tragically murdered by conspirators‚ who were thought to be his most trusted friends. Caesar’s right hand man‚ Antony‚ plans to seek revenge on Caesar’s killers‚ including once-friend

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    Dell Hymes

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    relevant and common life experiences with the audience. This relates directly to the first two parts of Hymes model‚ Situation and Participants. Another very important part of Hymes model that is shown in Prof. Turkle’s speech is Norms‚ she uses rhetorical questions to involve her audience‚ and she uses a lot of metaphors to explain her meanings. And finally‚ yet in my opinion the most important in this speech‚ Ends. Prof. Turkle has an exact meaning for her speech‚ to spark conversation about the

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    Abiku by Wole Soyinka

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    The stanza is written in a simple language with complex meaning.This stanza has no rhyming scheme since it treats a very serious subject matter.In conclusion the first stanza introduces us to the second stanza. In the secnd stanza Abiku asked a Rhetorical question that suggest death.He says ’’must i weep for goats and coweries For palm oil and sprinkled ash? Yams do not sprout in amulets to earth Abiku limbs.’’meaning that earth is the only place where Abiku can grow‚and that all the ritual being

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    yuself”. He is asking the audience as he thinks the term ‘half-caste’ does not make sense and he is emphesising his anger. He wants the audience to feel guilty and sympathy towards people who are mixed race. He also displays his emotions through using rhetorical questions which are also sarcastic. “you mean when Picasso mix red an green is a half-caste canvas”. This is also an example of the imagery he uses. It gives the audience visuals of the contrast of the red and green which represents black and white

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    helps boost the reader’s interest in the story; helps make the reader want to read on. Ray Bradbury then proceeds onward as if the main character was answering the question that was asked in the beginning. If an author asks a question‚ it is usually rhetorical and not meant to be answered; this is interesting as most stories do not start off the way it has started off. Through the beginning of the story‚ “The Last Night of the World”‚ two characters whose names are never disclosed (which is another interesting

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    Dream Deferred

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    theme and literary devices; then it offers a commentary to help the student understand some of the subtle features of the poem: Theme: Having to postpone one’s deepest desires can lead to destruction. Literary devices: The questions are all rhetorical questions‚ because they intend to answer themselves. Each question in the first stanza uses simile: “like a raisin in the sun‚” “like a sore‚”like rotten meat‚” “like a syrupy sweet.” The second stanza which is not a question but a suggestion also

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    reader to party and have fun as well as using the product. There are declaratives such as “it’s the 110th anniversary” which provide information for the reader as well as exclamations like “woo hoo!” that emphasizes the text. There are examples of rhetorical questions such as “why?” and “don’t care?” which make the reader asked themselves that question and can be very persuading as it is trying to get the reader to buy the hair product. There are examples of positive pre-modification such as “party

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    Romeo and Juliet Analysis

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    her own rash actions. The syntax of the drama reveals the theme of acting rashly. For example‚ Juliet states‚ “What if this mixture do not work at all?/ Shall I be married then tomorrow morning” (IV.iii.21-22). This quote depicts Juliet asking rhetorical questions to herself and the audience‚ revealing her inhibitions relating to her rash actions. By using short‚ simplistic interrogative sentences‚ Shakespeare articulates the rashness of her actions to the audience. In summation‚ through the utilization

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    we likely have a dream we hope to achieve. In "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)"‚ Langston Hughes makes use of powerful sensory imagery‚ figures of speech‚ and rhyme to show the emotions created when a dream is deferred‚ or not achieved. Hughes uses rhetorical questions with similes to show his opinion of unfulfilled dreams. He suggests that deferred dreams‚ ¡°like a raisin in the sun¡¦like a sore¡¦ like rotten meat¡¦ like a heavy load‚¡± cause tremendous pain and suffering. Each of these figures of

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