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    Shakespeare’s drama‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is saturated with rhetorical strategies. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Antony use their words throughout different parts of the play to sway other people’s opinions. Cassius’s persuasion is so powerful it leads to the death of Julius Caesar. Brutus is left with the repercussions of the assassination and has to speak to the Romans. Brutus and Antony go back-to-back speaking to the Romans using rhetorical strategies to explain their diverse views on the event. These

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    have moved on and changed‚ as the landscape became more violent. The chief’s inability to change is slowly destroying him. The use of the word "Etched as if the chief is permanently place within the land and he dies as the land dies. Many rhetorical devices like metaphors similes and personification are used extensively throughout the essay to portray the death of the land. "and cloudland touch and die" is perfect examples of this. Rather than just simply describing the horizon she breaths life

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Gaara’s Speech” In chapter 516 of Naruto Shippuden‚ it was time for the Third Great Ninja War to begin. All five kages rallied their villages to the great confrontation center. This is where Lord Gaara delivered his speech to all shinobi. He spoke about the hatred that every village has displayed upon one another the past centuries‚ as well as why they must cooperate to defeat the Akatsuki‚ the common enemy that started it all. In his first statement he said “Three times

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    writing by using rhetorical devices. One of the strategies he used is personification. Edwards beings the sermon by using personification comparing God’s wrath to hell when he threatens‚ " There is a dreadful pit of glowing flames of the wrath of God; there’s a hell’s wide gaping mouth open"(21-22).This quote explains that everyone is going to hell where there are flames and hell is ready for them to go into it. Personification compares human qualities to objects. Another rhetoric device he used is a

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    depict how much of her life has truly shaped her into the writer she is today. In using these three rhetorical devices‚ she creates a better understanding of the impact her childhood had on her literature. Her allusion hints at the many expectations others had of Cisneros as she grew‚ and her story wholly discusses how she met those expectations or went her own way. The primary rhetorical device Cisneros uses in her story is allusion. The title and the story as a whole alludes to the fairytale

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare. He grew up in Stratford‚ England‚ and dedicated his life to work at the Globe‚ where he made many plays and stories. Shakespeare wanted couples to appreciate their love because love can be very dry and unwilling to sacrifice themselves for their spouse‚ so he wrote this wonderful story. Romeo and Juliet had a purpose and a reason for its existence in the literature world. The purpose of Romeo and Juliet is never to rush love‚ as shown by the character’s

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    This poem reminds me of my childhood. Growing up and being a child from a family that was severely diverse and different. This poem is my mom motivational speech everyday till this day about patience‚ independent and growing up into me. It brings back memories of learning new thing from the world and adapting it in ways that will be beneficial in the future and teaches about self-confidence‚ patience‚ hard work and never giving up. Reading it again after a long while filled me with aspiration and

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    beginning‚ Jesus starts speaking of the Beatitudes and this section includes repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are blessed according to the sermon. One can see this literary device used throughout the first eleven verses of chapter five (Matthew) and of course serves as the introduction and attention grabber of the speech. Though not used in the introduction‚

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    there is far less going on instrumentally‚ causing there to be less compositional devices in use in comparison to that of the original. Gary Jules uses two compositional devices within his cover; a single piano motif which has been inspired by a motif within the original‚ which is played at the beginning and end of the song‚ and during the chorus after Gary Jules sings the lyrics ‘mad world.”. The other compositional device which is found within Gary Jules’ take on “Mad World‚” is the augmentation used

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    Quentin got to go to school and how he didn’t. An example of his colloquial language is on page 241‚ “These dam little slick haired squirts‚ thinking they are raising so much hell. I’ll show them something about hell I says‚ and you too.” Literary Devices: Symbolism Jason mentions dogs multiple times within the passage‚ and even uses it to reference Quentin (pg. 240‚ “I’m afraid all the time I’ll run into them right in the middle of the street or under a wagon on the square‚ like a couple of dogs.”)

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