Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. “GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE‚ COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN‚ AND WISDOM ALWAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.” (Slaughter House-Five‚60) Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ thing or idea of historical‚ cultural‚ literary or political significance. Ex. “Canst thou draw
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Analysis of Rhetorical Strategies in “The Company Man” In “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman‚ throughout the passage Goodman illustrates her feelings of distaste and anger toward Phil‚ as he in her mind represents Corporate America: routine‚ indifferent‚ almost robotic. Goodman uses numerous rhetorical strategies to convey her attitude toward Phil‚ including tone‚ repetition‚ the use of statistics‚ sarcasm‚ anecdotes‚ differing syntax‚ and irony. From the beginning‚ Goodman creates
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still battles with the issues brought on by the Civil War. The American Civil War tore the nation in two‚ leaving behind a detached set of people who needed a leader in order to regain their nation’s unified greatness. In this speech‚ he uses rhetorical strategies to reassure the audience‚ the entirety of the United States of America‚ that he is that great leader who will work to the best of his ability to unite the North and South once again. He does this by trying to establish credibility with the
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In the novel‚ “The Grapes of Wrath‚” John Steinbeck shows a variety of rhetorical strategies and devices in the first fourteen chapters‚ such as‚ symbolism‚ diction and personification to help the reader be more intrigued. Through out the entire novel symbolism allowed Steinbeck to continue to tell the narrative of Tom Joad on the surface‚ while underlying‚ more depth social ideas about the time period. In chapter four‚ when Tom Joad was walking toward his childhood home to look for his family
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Grayce Byrnes Mr. Smith AP English 11-Period A 24 September 2012 The Passion of Pearl In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the hardships of a young girl named Hester forced to live with the letter A pinned to her chest in penitence for her sins in a strict Puritan town in the 1800s. The illegitimate daughter of Hester carries the same traits and qualities as Hester‚ making Pearl a double of Hester. Hawthorne defines Pearl with his use of abstract diction‚ whimsical
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The short story “Young Goodman Brown”‚ published in 1835 by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a tale of innocence and evil. This piece of literature consists of several different rhetorical strategies. The author utilizes symbolism in order to create depth and save a spot for his work in high culture. He writes about delicate ribbons‚ a serpentine staff and an eerie forest as he pushes the narrative that the spiritual population is quite corrupt. Faith dawns gaiety pink ribbons placed gently in her uniform
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The Nobel Prize winner for literature‚ John Steinbeck‚ in his novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ illustrates the hardships of the migrant farmers as they moved from their homes. Steinbeck’s purpose is to establish how much the Joads and other migrant farmer families struggled during their journey and to . Through the use of personification‚ allusions and symbols‚ Steinbeck successfully gets his message across to his readers. As Uncle John makes his way down to the “boiling stream”‚ he finds a spot
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There is no question that times have changed drastically since the publication of Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845. The largest difference between modern day and the nineteenth century‚ however‚ is the hideous practice of slavery. Obviously today‚ nearly everyone realizes how repugnant the practice of slavery was. During the life of Frederick Douglass‚ though‚ slavery was simply an integral factor in the everyday lives of pre-Civil War American citizens. The
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Professor English 102 12 February 2014 Limitless Commercials are not always just informative‚ some convey a message so strong it leaves you thinking about it when it’s over. Most people could care less about watching commercials and would consider them a waste of time‚ but an opposite handful comes to find them interesting and useful. Many commercials target certain audiences‚ having the ability to draw the viewers in closer and closer wishing that it were never over. The Guinness Basketball
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the reasons why stable steel prices are necessary in America’s times of economic stress. In order to prove the advantages of stable prices and disadvantages of increased prices‚ Kennedy utilizes a mixture of logos‚ ethos‚ and diction as a means of strategies to persuade the audience. Starting from the third paragraph‚ Kennedy provides logos to invoke the part of the audience that desires an answer. He states‚ “If this rise in the cost of steel is imitated by the
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