English Majors‚ year II Lecture 1 1 Words and word classes In grammar‚ we first need to identify the types of grammatical units‚ such as words and phrases‚ before describing the internal structure of these units‚ and how they combine to form larger units. Grammatical units are meaningful elements which combine with each other in a structural pattern. Essentially‚ grammar is the system which organizes and controls these form meaning relationships. The types of grammatical units can be graded
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Rhetorical Analysis * A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF ANALYZING A TEXT‚ GIVEN SOURCE OR ARTIFACT. * No judgment- only analysis * Explores content‚ purpose‚ background (of author)‚ structure‚ and the topic of a text * RHETORIC IS THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE AN INTENDED MESSAGE * via argumentation‚ persuasion‚ or another form of communication. * Critical Reading- ask questions while you read (SOAPStoned) * What is the subject
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Dream‚ Dream‚ Dream out Loud More than 40 years ago‚ in August 1963‚ Martin Luther King electrified America with his momentous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He argued passionately and powerfully with the help of language strategies. I believe Martin Luther King’s I have a Dream speech uses effective language. Martin Luther King uses clear and memorable language strategies‚ figures of speech‚ and sound devices effectively in his speech‚ “I
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and still resonates in America today. Through the use of various rhetorical devices and strategies‚ the listeners are drawn towards King’s view of a future with both racial equality and justice. Dr. King carefully crafts allusion‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism to emphasize his views towards equality and contribute to the overall effectiveness of his “I Have A Dream” speech. Martin Luther King’s recurring utilization of allusion to prominent historical figures and documents easily relates his concepts
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Independence contain diction comparable to writers today. The document contains rhetoric devices like parallelism‚ logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. Parallelism is rephrasing and repeating a word or phrase to emphasize the importance. An example of parallelism today is reduce‚ reuse‚ recycle. The concept of recycling sticks better and seems important because it is repeated. In the Declaration of Independence parallelism is used during the grievances against the King. As each grievance is stated it starts with “He”
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To analyze a poem stylistically‚ we can analyze the poetic device‚ which is usually deviation and foregrounding‚ that the poet used in the poem. The term foregrounding refers to an effect brought about in the reader by linguistic or other forms of deviation in the literary text (Leech‚ 1985).In poem‚ devices of foregrounding and deviation are always used to draw reader’s attention and impress the readers. In the aspect of deviation and foregrounding‚ there are some perspectives on the nature of poetic
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analysis of the word can be situated at different levels: not only at the semantic level (which deals with words as well as sentences and complex units)‚ but also at the phonological‚ syntactic‚ prosodic etc… levels” ( Kowzan Pg. 62). Phonological‚ meaning the branch of linguistics that deals with the system of sounds; syntactic‚ meaning the arrangement of the words‚ and Prosodic‚ meaning the patterns of stress and
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ he summons this angel of improvement. With the final drops of blood having been spilled in the Civil War‚ Americans looked down the road‚ questioning that which lay ahead. Through his use of personification‚ parallelism‚ and biblical allusion‚ Lincoln swiftly and justly answered. Showing the poise of a man worthy of the title "President‚" Lincoln demonstrates courage and forthrightness in the face of adversity. War can tear a country in two almost as fast as a
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incomparable eloquence and fluency. Appropriate employment of rhetoric can express thoughts and emotions accurately and create the desired emotional impact. First‚the use of parallelism. In rhetoric‚ parallelism means giving two or more parts of the sentences a similar form so as to give the whole a definite pattern. Parallelism is a kind of expressive rhetorical devices‚ aiming to enhance language potential‚ improve the effect of expression. In his speech‚ Obama used this technique many times‚ so
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history‚ every elected president will have an Inaugural Address to use multiple techniques to win their audiences. There is no exception in John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address which invokes the use of many rhetorical devices such as consonance‚ parallelism and anaphora. First‚ let’s talk about consonance which refers to the repetition of the final and identical consonants whose preceding vowels are different. for example‚ -----Symbolizing an end as well as a beginning-----signifying renewal as well
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