A Rhetorical Analysis Of Abigail Adams Insightful Letter

Abigail Adams' insightful letter of advice did not only inspire her son, but the children of America. As the wife of 2nd president John Adams, her involvement politically was unavoidable, so she implanted the ideas of environmental and political proactivity via a well composed letter to her son. This letter's success cannot be based on its concept alone, but also by its employment of formal language and historical/biblical allusions to ascend her ethos into that of great American history.

Ms. Adams accents the letter throughout with both emotionally charged and academic level diction. Implementation of words such as ' evoke the educated ethos that the piece possesses. The verbage also introduces pathos via its charged connotation, which