Figures of Speech Used in the Trail That Rocked the World
Figures of Speech Used in Lesson 4
1. Alliteration 1) Man against man and creed against creed (P.14) 2) warmed to his work (P.20) 3) He brandished a biology text… (P.20) 4) with a man made by God in his image (P.21) 5) …and put here for His purpose as part of a divine plan. (P.21) 6) Gone was the fierce fervor of the days when Dryan had swept the political arena like a prairie fire. (P.22) 7) quiet questioning (P.32) 2. Allusion * We are marching backwards to the glorious age of the sixteenth century when bigots lighted faggots to burn the men who dared to bring any intelligence and enlightenment and culture to the human mind. (P.14) 3. Ambiguity 1) “My friend the attorney-general says that John Scopes knows what he is here for,” Darrow drawled. “I know what he is here for, too. He is here because ignorance and bigotry are rampant, and it is a mighty strong combination.” (P.13) 2) Calling Bryan as a witness for the defense. (P.30) 3) “We are calling him as an expert on the Bible.” Darrow said. “His reputation as an authority on Scripture is recognized throughout the world.” (P.30) 4) Well, have you any idea how the snake went before that time? (P.38) 4. Anaphora * The truth always wins- and we are not afraid of it. The truth does not need Mr. Bryan. The truth is eternal, immoral, and needs no human agency to support it. (P.24) 5. Antithesis 1) In a trail in which religion played a key role, Darrow was an agnostic, Malone a Catholic and Hays a Jew. (P.11) 2) Today it is the teacher… and tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers. (P.14) 3) Man against man and creed against creed. (P.14) 4) Man came from above…come from below. (P.20) 5) Spectators pushed by him to shake Darrow’s hands. (P.43) 6. Asyndeton * and tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers. (P.14) 7. Apostrophe * That’s one hell of a jury.
1. Alliteration 1) Man against man and creed against creed (P.14) 2) warmed to his work (P.20) 3) He brandished a biology text… (P.20) 4) with a man made by God in his image (P.21) 5) …and put here for His purpose as part of a divine plan. (P.21) 6) Gone was the fierce fervor of the days when Dryan had swept the political arena like a prairie fire. (P.22) 7) quiet questioning (P.32) 2. Allusion * We are marching backwards to the glorious age of the sixteenth century when bigots lighted faggots to burn the men who dared to bring any intelligence and enlightenment and culture to the human mind. (P.14) 3. Ambiguity 1) “My friend the attorney-general says that John Scopes knows what he is here for,” Darrow drawled. “I know what he is here for, too. He is here because ignorance and bigotry are rampant, and it is a mighty strong combination.” (P.13) 2) Calling Bryan as a witness for the defense. (P.30) 3) “We are calling him as an expert on the Bible.” Darrow said. “His reputation as an authority on Scripture is recognized throughout the world.” (P.30) 4) Well, have you any idea how the snake went before that time? (P.38) 4. Anaphora * The truth always wins- and we are not afraid of it. The truth does not need Mr. Bryan. The truth is eternal, immoral, and needs no human agency to support it. (P.24) 5. Antithesis 1) In a trail in which religion played a key role, Darrow was an agnostic, Malone a Catholic and Hays a Jew. (P.11) 2) Today it is the teacher… and tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers. (P.14) 3) Man against man and creed against creed. (P.14) 4) Man came from above…come from below. (P.20) 5) Spectators pushed by him to shake Darrow’s hands. (P.43) 6. Asyndeton * and tomorrow the magazines, the books, the newspapers. (P.14) 7. Apostrophe * That’s one hell of a jury.