Rhetorical Analysis of President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech By D. Collins RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF JFK INAUGURAL Page 2 On a cold wintry Friday‚ the 21st day of January in 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural speech after Chief Justice Earl Warren had sworn him in as the thirty-fifth President of the United States. Excerpts from this famous speech have been echoed in various sound bites and classrooms since the
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On august 28‚ 1963‚ a civil right activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream” during the march on Washington. In his speech‚ Dr. King used many literary elements in order to enhance his speech. He included allusion‚ metaphors‚ personification and tropes such as anaphora‚ alliteration and rhetoric question. Dr. Martin Luther King began his speech with a personifications and metaphors. The first personification he used to describe what it was like
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The setting of the speech was at the Virginia Convention on March 23‚ 1775. The intended audience for this speech are the members attending this Convention and for members who Patrick wants to speak to. The purpose of this speech in my opinion is to inform others to not be afraid to fight for what they want‚ and in this case it is freedom. As his big quote states‚ “Give me liberty or give me death”‚ Patrick asks to fight for rights on liberties. After reading this speech the author‚ Patrick Henry
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Malala’s speech critique The speech by Malala is very effective because of the fact that she has a very clear goal on the subject and because she uses ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos very often in the speech. This essay will show that Malala was a very effective speaker during her speech because she showed good speech techniques and because she was trying to inform the U.N about the issue at hand. Malala’s speech to the U.N had the purpose of informing the council about what was going on in the middle
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is certainly one to remember. It’s memorable not for its length‚ but for the effective content that it beholds. He entices readers by the use of strong rhetoric techniques. His inaugural analyzes style of writing‚ such as diction‚ tropes‚ schemes‚ and syntax‚ and applies the concept of it effectively throughout the speech. A reader performs rhetorical analysis to examine how authors attempt to persuade their audiences by looking at the various components that make
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After listening to this speech I would have to say that the central idea of the speech is equality. He uses this speech to inform us on why he writes the things he does. He also uses this speech to tell us his thoughts on equality. He tells us why he writes these strong women characters. One of the things that stood out most to me is when he talks about his mother. He says all these strong women characters can be traced back to his mother. Also‚ how she influenced him in his writing and in his life
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Trump triumphs speech in inauguration day got billions of hearts of the American peoples‚ "Make America Great Again" slogan wins souls of American’s. amid of nation’s eager‚ enthusiastic of defendants and anxiety of opposites awaited day arrived‚ which is America’s inauguration day. the Transition of the Obama legacy to trump hands. This overwrought time in American’s history‚ which take twists and turns. finally‚ Trump sworn as president of America. The rationale for using this word in the context
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In this speech there is an abundance of emotion‚ spoken by Antony. He begins the speech by preparing the public‚ he doesn’t have a fun talk ahead of him and knows this. He gains their trust by not sugar coating the problem at hand. He connects to the audience through using emotion‚ this is both staged and real‚ he knows that if they are to handle this issue incorrectly it could cause serious disturbances. Antony appeals to Pathos the most in this speech‚ throughout the entire piece there’s a constant
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Throughout Anthony’s speech‚ she alludes to past successful revolutions‚ and compares historic events to the women’s suffrage to encourage victory. References to the American Revolution and the abolishment of slavery lie throughout Anthony’s speech to establish her point. For example‚ Anthony discusses the dissatisfaction of women with their government by referencing the chant from the American Revolution‚“taxation without representation” (Anthony 1). Incorporating this familiar chant‚ she established
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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