On The Want Of Money Rhetorical Analysis
Leandro Santos
9/10/10 AP English Period 2
AP Essay: Question 2 (“On the Want of Money”)
William Hazlitt’s colorful word choice and creative syntactical structures utilized within the passage serve as the means for him to develop his position about money: that a “want for money” is certainly the fountain of much sorrow. Hazlitt conveys the vital nature of money and its essentialness through his word choice. “Literally and truly, one cannot get on well in the world without money.” The “literally” and “truly” are set apart from the rest of the sentence, acting as a definite introduction to the text. Either word on its own would convey the meaning of the sentence, but Hazlitt’s use of both makes them stand out, separating the
9/10/10 AP English Period 2
AP Essay: Question 2 (“On the Want of Money”)
William Hazlitt’s colorful word choice and creative syntactical structures utilized within the passage serve as the means for him to develop his position about money: that a “want for money” is certainly the fountain of much sorrow. Hazlitt conveys the vital nature of money and its essentialness through his word choice. “Literally and truly, one cannot get on well in the world without money.” The “literally” and “truly” are set apart from the rest of the sentence, acting as a definite introduction to the text. Either word on its own would convey the meaning of the sentence, but Hazlitt’s use of both makes them stand out, separating the