Figures of Speech 1. Alliteration - The repetition of an initial consonant sound. 2. Allusion - Figure of speech that makes a reference to or representation of‚ a place‚ event‚ literary work‚ myth‚ or work of art‚ either directly or by implication. 3. Antithesis - The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. 4. Apostrophe - Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing‚ some abstract quality‚ an inanimate object‚ or a nonexistent character.
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Associate Level Material Individual Speech Evaluation Form Speaker Randy Pausch’s____________________________________________________ Topic Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams _____________________________________________________ Rating Scale 5-Excellent 4-Good 3-Average 2-Fair 1-Poor | | | | | |Introduction
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Antony’s speech at the funeral of Julius Caesar gave off a tone of respect and appreciation toward Brutus through use of his specific diction. However‚ the tone is sarcastic and suggestive. Antony makes reference several times to Brutus being an honorable man. After repetition‚ the word honorable loses it’s significance and become more of a joke. Not only does it lose it’s significance‚ but it is also mocking Brutus by discrediting what he had said. Mark Antony’s word choice throughout his speech is a
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to be a quiet student in class‚ who would not raise hand initiatively to answer questions. However‚ since the first day of this speech class‚ I realized that this class had the greatest opportunities for me to improve my public speaking skills just by speaking up in the class. I would even force myself to raise my hand‚ and regard each speaking opportunity as a mini speech. And I would be less fearful in this way‚ because everybody in the class has the same goal with me. I truly believe the more I
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School graduation speech Let me begin by welcoming all of you to today’s event and thanking (NAME OF PERSON WHO INTRODUCED YOU) for that kind introduction. I’m very pleased to have been invited to speak here today on what I know is a very special day. It’s special for the graduates‚ for their proud parents and grandparents‚ and for their very relieved teachers. Just wait until these students are graduating college. Then their parents will be the relieved ones. As I begin‚ I have to say‚ I think
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The Welcome Speech is must in a formal meeting. It is normally the president who delivers the welcome speech or the welcome address as it is formally known. Some guidelines : 1. Salutation : This is the first formal speech in a meeting. It is the duty of the speechmaker to start building a bridge between the audience and the people on the dais (Incidentally‚ the stage is called Dais pronounced dayis and not dayas) and so‚ his salutation will include the names and designations of all the people
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Obama’s speech – English A Essay In this assignment I would like to analyse and comment on Barack Obama’s speech “Back To School Event”‚ a speech delivered at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia in 2009. My main focus through my essay will be the way President Barack Obama addresses the audience and the values he advocates. I will also talk about the composition in the speech. At the end of my essay I will make a conclusion that will sum up my main points‚ which I have realized during
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other things named Eric Thomas‚ that gives a very good motivational speech on You tube. And my challenge to myself as well as everybody in this classroom is to listen to this speech 3 times a week and see if this helps change your life because it was very inspiring to me. So when you get a chance just type in motivational speech on you tube and its going to be the first video you see with a man in a Tigers hat. I actually seen the speech two or three years ago and realized from watching it‚ I haven’t
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Hannah Smith 30 December 2012 Clinton Speech Summary The main idea of William J. Clinton’s speech “Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ” is that the United States is becoming more violent every day‚ many innocent children are dying every day‚ and that he wants the American people to start doing something about it. In his speech Clinton spoke at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. last delivered a sermon about freedom. Clinton used the opportunity to address issues of
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is Shakespeare still relevant in our education today? Good morning year 10 students. I’m sure you ask yourself the same questions‚ since William Shakespeare was long before your time. Well today‚ I will answer these questions and by the end of this speech‚ you will be convinced that the Shakespearean tragedy‚ Othello‚ is relevant for a modern audience‚ like you. Othello is a famous literary work that focuses on jealousy and its affects. The play shows how jealousy can be easily used to gain revenge
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