Rhetorical Devices Used In Alice In Wonderland

As so selfish and self-centered today’s society endures, many human beings believe that humanity possesses no hope left for the future, but Mr. Richard proves society wrong. As proves Mr. Richard in “The Lady in Red” provides examples that made him change of mind. He aims to convince his readers that hope still exists for civilization that the bright light at the end of the dark tunnel shall always exist no matter what. By presenting a personal anecdote and emotional events, Mr. Lemieux skillfully uses these techniques to create a convincing passage.

Rachel Carson is a noted biologist who studies biology, a branch of science addressing living organisms, yet she has written a book called Silent Spring to speak about the harmful effects of pesticides on nature. Carson doesn’t write about birds’ genetic and physical makeup, the role of them in the animal food chain, or even how to identify their unbelievable bird songs, yet strongly attests the fight for a well developed environment containing birds, humans, and insects is just and necessary. To Carson, the war for a natural environment is instantly essential for holding on to her true love for the study of biology. Thus Carson claims that whether it be a direct hit towards birds or an indirect hit towards humans and wildlife, farmers need to understand the effects and abandon the usage of pesticides in order to save the environment by appealing to officials, farmers, and Americans in her 1962 book, Silent Spring. She positions her defense by using rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questioning to establish logos, juxtaposing ideas, and using connotative and denotative diction.

Adversity, unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. Adversity is something everyone encounters at some juncture in their life. Many people concede in the face of adversity, while many people persevere through the struggles they face daily. Jennette Walls wrote The Glass Castle, a memoir that unmasked the dark mysteries of The Walls Family’s onerous life. She continuously proves that no one’s background they can make it through the adversity in their lives. Jeannette captivates the readers by using rhetorical devices. She utilizes symbolism so she can express the importance of certain objects in her life, imagery to include emotion and enthusiasm, and irony to add a little humor to the book.

At the mention of the name Alice, one tends to usually think of the children’s stories by Lewis Carroll. Namely, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are two classic works of children’s literature that for over a century have been read by children and adults alike. These two stories tell the tale of a young girl named Alice who finds herself in peculiar surroundings, where she encounters many different and unusual characters. Although Alice is at the centre of both stories, each tale is uniquely different in its purpose, characters and style.

A rhetorical analysis needs the application of critical reading skills for purposes of breaking down texts. The goal of rhetorical analysis is articulation of the way the author writes and not what is actually written by the author. Rhetorical analysis is often accomplished through the analysis of strategies used by the author in achieving his or her objectives of documenting the piece. The novel and its film adaptation which are used in this study is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This is a fantasy novel for children which was written by C.S. Lewis and published in the 1950 by Geoffrey Bles. It is considered as one of the first published and renown of the seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia, and it is also widely held in libraries.

The idea of achieving dreams or “our personal legends” can either help dreamers succeed or derail. The infamous novelist, Paulo Coelho, writes a fascinating story about a boy who follows his personal legend. Coelho’s purpose for composing this book is to teach people about following dreams. The author establishes a hopeful tone using the rhetorical devices imagery, personification, and emotional diction to intrigue and encourages readers.

In 1862, floating upon the river Isis, Charles Dodgson narrated for Alice Liddell and a few others in company his original tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Gliding along underneath the blue sky, Dodgson wove his words into one of the most classic children stories of all time. Thesis: Although Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland may have only begun as a children’s story, many adults have sought to discover the “true meaning” of the novel. Curiosity has led to years of searching and interpretation of the origins of Carroll’s novels, and the symbols inside, developing into theories ranging from practical to nearly impossible, eventually evolving into their own stories in the film industry.

In Marcus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Zusak uses many rhetorical devices, but perhaps the most prevalent is the colors. They are introduced in the prologue and remain apparent throughout the entirety of the novel. Death says he only uses them to district himself from his taxing job and to define each time he saw the book thief, but the reader can go beyond that and use them to understand the mood and atmosphere of each scene. The first color mentioned is white. Death associates white with Liesel because of the fallen snow when he first sees her at her brother’s funeral.

Bilbo had gone inside of Smaug’s home which he thought he wanted to steal from caused a vivid argument. In an excerpt from, The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien uses a wide array of rhetorical devices to convey the tone of the discussion. At the beginning of the excerpt, Tolkien uses imagery, personification, and alliteration to describe the moment when Smaug discovered Bilbo inside of his house. At first, we could imagine Smaug “…fast asleep, almost dead and dark…” with the use of visual imagery which assists the reader by creating a context for the story’s action.

The word damp is also very interesting because it’s not usually a word that is used to explaining person’s feelings or mood, but this is where the depth come in. Using words like damp, it makes the reader think about being damp, and being dull on a different

Lewis Carroll's use of puns and riddles in Alice in Wonderland help set the theme and tone. He uses word play in the book to show a world of warped reality and massive confusion. He uses such play on words to reveal the underlying theme of ‘growing up', but with such an unusual setting and ridiculous characters, there is need for some deep analyzing to show this theme. The book contains many examples of assonance and alliteration to add humor. Carroll also adds strange diction and extraordinary syntax to support the theme.

   Lewis Carroll's Wonderland is a queer little universe where a not so ordinary girl is faced with the contradicting nature of the fantastic creatures who live there. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a child's struggle to survive in the condescending world of adults. The conflict between child and adult gives direction to Alice's adventures and controls all the outstanding features of the work- Alice's character, her relationship with other characters, and the dialogue. " Alice in Wonderland is on one hand so nonsensical that children sometimes feel ashamed to have been interested in anything so silly (Masslich 107)."

'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll seems a first a simple fairy tale, but in fact its meaning is a lot more profound. This novel criticizes the way children were brought up during the Victorian era. Carroll presents the readers with the complications these offspring must endure in order to develop their own personalities/egos, as they become adults. For Alice, Wonderland appears to be the perfect place to start this learning adventure. A way to understand her story is by compering it to the world as if being upside-down. Nothing in Wonderland seems to be they way it’s supposed to. The first lesson, Alice must learn in this peculiar journey through Wonderland is to achieve separation from the world around her and to stop identifying herself through others, in order to discover who she

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll endures as one of the most iconic children 's books of all time. It remains one of the most ambiguous texts to decipher as Alice 's adventures in Wonderland have created endless critical debate as to whether we can deduce any true literary meaning, or moral implication from her journey down the rabbit hole. Alice 's station as a seven year old Victorian child creates an interesting construct within the novel as she attempts to navigate this magical parallel plain, yet retain her Victorian sensibilities and learn from experience as she encounters new creatures and life lessons. Therefore, this essay will focus on the debate as to whether Alice is the imaginatively playful child envisaged by the Romantics, or a Victorian child whose imagination has been stunted by her education and upbringing.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are both widely thought to be books filled of nonsense by adults because adults search for meaning in the wrong places. People are taught from a young age to analyze books in a “traditional” way, which is identifying the five stages of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and to look at the story one part at a time, slowly analyzing the whole book. This method becomes ingrained in their minds and they do it subconsciously. This frame of thought causes most adults to be unable to see the true meaning of Lewis Carroll’s two books, but at the same time helps adults obtain more than originally intended: “Although we can never hope to explain fully what these books mean or how they have secured their high place in the world’s literature, our efforts in this regard can yield many important insights about them and about their meanings for us,” (Rackin, 18). Adults are also taught there is always main plot that slowly builds towards the end, revealing a central theme. But in these books there is no main plot and Carroll uses the central theme to go back and give meaning to the rest of the events in the books. The themes of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are conveyed through the structure of the book, rather than the theme. The theme must also be read with the perspective with that of a child rather than an adult to fully understand these books.