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    likely have a dream we hope to achieve. In "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)"‚ Langston Hughes makes use of powerful sensory imagery‚ figures of speech‚ and rhyme to show the emotions created when a dream is deferred‚ or not achieved. Hughes uses rhetorical questions with similes to show his opinion of unfulfilled dreams. He suggests that deferred dreams‚ ¡°like a raisin in the sun¡¦like a sore¡¦ like rotten meat¡¦ like a heavy load‚¡± cause tremendous pain and suffering. Each of these figures of speech

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    everything that he has been told. This causing George to get frustrated pronouncing “So you forgot that awready‚ did you? I gotta tell you again do I? Jesus Christ”. The language used presents the way of how a parent speaks to their child using rhetorical questions‚ making them feel guilty. Also the sentences are short and snappy conveying an annoyed tone of voice‚ making Lennie feel small and shy. Lennie and George’s relationship however is very close and we can see that they

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    successful than a white child born on the same day‚ all because of their skin color. Kennedy was more effective at calling people to action because he directly asks Congress for a change. Kennedy went for the more direct approach‚ he asked rhetorical questions that really persuaded people over to his side. Kennedy states exactly what he wants to change‚ how he wants it to change‚ and why he wants it to change. Kennedy not only asks Congress for a change. He asks the citizens in the last few paragraphs

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    So here we have our humble Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair. The dominant image is set on a plain white background‚ the image of a classy container with spider webs coming off the left and right. Then above the rhetorical question. “do you ever feel like your growing old waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? This is in a basic black font. We then travel down to where we see a small body of black text and then the bold Neutrogena. To the right‚ the bottle of Rapid wrinkle repair. Now what does this

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    Mrs. Guzman April 27‚ 2015 Patrick Henry rhetorical analysis The speech written by Patrick Henry‚ named “Liberty or Death”‚ was delivered on March 23‚ 1775. Henry addresses the Virginia Convention with his speech which contains several rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ and allusions in order to politely introduce his view on what actions to take in matter of the conflict with Britain. In paragraph three Henry uses repetition in his rhetorical questions and then answers them. Henry asks‚ “And

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    the british. Patrick Henry stands up and talk convincely that he admits that we have no peace in any solution‚ but to fight for our country’s rights. Patrick Henry convinced the colonists to go to war by using appeal of Logos and Pathos‚ and rhetorical questions. The first appeal that Patrick Henry used to convince the colonists is logos. For example he said‚ “Great Britain has no enemies‚ but us”(82). This quote means that Britain has no business with others but the colonists are against

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    have a condemning tone against the educator but towards the end he changes it into a comforting one. Emerson’s purpose is to present an alternative style of teaching in order to persuade educators to use the teaching method by using paradoxes‚ rhetorical questions‚ and shifts in tone. He establishes an informative and didactic tone for educators who value attention to detail. Emerson begins his essay by explaining why educators must respect the child in order to create an ideal educational system.

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    2. Rhetorical Devices and Literary Techniques Rhetorical devices and literary techniques are closely related to tone and style. In fact‚ an author’s style partly consists of selecting and using certain devices; an author’s tone is partially determined by the type of techniques an author uses. Many SAT books will list lots of Greek terms you don’t need to know‚ such as synecdoche and anaphora. But the Critical Reading section won’t require that you know the names of rhetorical devices or literary

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    Lord Chesterfield’s Rhetorical Strategies In Lord Chesterfield’s letter addressed to his young son‚ he uses rhetorical strategies to help construct the format of his letter in a way that Chesterfield believes will benefit his son. It then builds up to become a critical and scolding piece of advice he believes is absolutely necessary so that his son may succeed in life. In this letter‚ Chesterfield employs argumentative appeals to achieve an effective “threat” to his son‚ in which Chesterfield hopes

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    blessing will reach you all. Rhetorical devices: Special patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and stir the audiences emotions‚ usually found in persuasive discourse Parallelism - the repetition of phrases or sentances that are similar in structure or meaning for rhetorical effect Examples: - "we have petitioned‚ we have remonstrated‚ we have supplication..." -the beatitudes -Martin Luther king Rhetorical question: asking a question with an obvious answer Example:

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