Rudyard Rippling Rhetorical Devices

The document “Common Sense” was written in 1776 by a man named Thomas Paine. His main goal was to explain why the colonists needed independence from Great Britain. The King had refused to take actions to help the colonists. He had also imposed taxes and robbed them of their natural born rights. This angered the colonists making them want to revolt against Britain as well. The way Thomas Paine worded “Common Sense” made colonists feel that no answers but his were correct. He accomplished this by using multiple rhetorical devices. Paine often asks questions, but then quickly gave his own answer, along with asking questions that are left for speculation. The most influential devices used by Thomas Paine were hypophoras and rhetorical questions in “Common Sense” to persuade Americans into standing up to Great Britain.

When the elevator opened and he saw the fat lady he was shocked. martin scooted to the back of the elevator. Martian did not run out of the elevator. He looked up to see what floor he was at. He was only at floor 10. 7 more floors. But then if he got off the lady would know what floor and number he was in .So when floor 17 came martian stayed on. At floor 18 he got off and took the stairs down to 17. The fat lady took them to. She flowed him all the way to floor 17 .martin went as fast as he could on his crutches for his room walked in and locked the door. Then he heard the door next to him close. She lives in the room next to him. He woke up in the morning.

The revolutionary British colonist Thomas Paine, in his pamphlet “Common Sense” (1776), encourages Americans to use of common sense and realize the need of immediate independence from the British Empire. With his rhetorical appeals, figurative language, and structure, Paine manages to convey enthusiasm for the revolutionary cause and the idea of republicanism as the perfect shape of government. Given the importance and the purpose of the message he wants to convey, and the use of an elevated language, his intended audience is the colonists, especially the most influential ones like the Congress.

Parents often say, “Listen to your elders.” This cliché can make some people apathetic, but when looking back, most appreciate the wisdom of their elders. The knowledge imparted to children is crucial for their ability to understand and improve the world. In XIV by Derek Walcott, the speaker uses imagery, metaphor, and other literary devices to convey the storyteller’s significance to his life.

The communicator’s investments in the issue are present because of who he has decided to direct his piece towards. Writing to his son will evoke a change in his writing as well because of the emotional ties. He is not just trying to expose his past to let the world see his mistakes, but rather materialize them on paper to show his son mistakes to prevent future mishaps. He has the credibility as being the leader and one that his son looks up to, so showing his son how to “be a Man” will be something that will spark interest. His credibility as a speaker is strengthened because the connection to these past experiences as well. This will also impact what he chooses to say in during his piece. Some situations the son will encounter will be trickier to overcome than others and may seem like a good idea at the moment. However, Kipling wants to make certain the son knows that his son is not the first to go through this, and there is ways to get through the the situation no matter

In the story The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, I find that Hosseini uses an abundance of symbolism to get his point across to the readers. The collection of quotes Hosseini writes had me stop to think about what the meaning behind his words was. It really made me think deeply about the meaning of each quote. He states the quote, and leaves it for the reader to decide his or her own musings to it. His words truly caught my attention. “With me as the glaring exception, my father molded the world around him to his liking. The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can’t love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little”

John Lewis summarizes his thoughts on how the Congress is asking them to be patient, something that is almost impossible. Why will it be impossible? express that his group and himself will not stop and they will keep protesting until they get the rights they deserve.Lewis clearly shows his ambition of continuing the revolution by announcing ¨ We will not stop. All of the forces of Eastland, Barnett, Wallace, and Thurmond will not stop this revolution.¨ ( para 9 ). The main point of Lewis's statement is that even when the congress wants the revolution to stop and even when people don't believe in them, John Lewis and his supporters will not eradicate the revolution.The significance of the evidence is that it displays how powerful Lewis´ emotions are toward

Thomas Paine, a former writer, speaker, and soldier during the Revolutionary War, changed history by delivering a speech to the troops of General George Washington before the crossing of the Delaware River. The Crisis, given by a soldier himself, helped boost the moral of the war weary soldiers during the Revolutionary war. Thomas Paine also decided to mention that these men were not the summer soldiers in one of his the lines presented as “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.” This line describes how other soldiers did not show up to battle when his country needed him most. A soldier who is apart of winning times is happy to fight, unlike the soldier who is ready to succeed after endless strings of lost battles. Overall, the author uses the techniques of establishing himself with credit,

In Richard Matheson's novel, the author uses a range of rhetorical devices to emphasize what Robert Neville is going through. In lines 1-5, the author uses a metaphor and similes to compare things to a character being appeared. In line 1, the author highlights a metaphor to compare a man to a shredder, for example, "his voice a grating rasp", which means that the man's voice is loud and shredded like a shredder being used to cut anything. In lines 1-2, the author mentions simile to compare a man's appearance to a turkey, for example, "He saw the man's throat moving like clammy turkey skin," which means that the man's throat is moving wobbly as similar to a turkey's skin.

Many writers write books for different reasons. Some write to entertain others, entertain themselves, or to just inform people.The book Night is about how Elie and his family are taken from their home and to Auschwitz concentration then Buchenwald. Elie covers everything that was going on in camps during his time there and the cruelty commited by the nazi’s. From the preface of the book many different author’s purposes appear. The first purpose that he talks about is writing so that he does not go mad, another that appears is to leave behind a legacy of words, and lastly states the purpose could be to preserve history. He uses many rhetorical strategies to convey his purposes throughout the memoir. By using conflict, irony, and foreshadowing,

In Antony’s speech, he demonstrates his charisma and fine orator skills through the most powerful rhetorical device, pathos. This device is very impactful and is able to compel the audience by emotions serving as the most effective out of logos, and ethos. Therefore, the use of pathos greatly aids his claim. By impacting the plebeians through a sense of grief and pity. For instance, Antony recalls the great deeds by Caesar and exclaims the legacy of his life,

Rudyard Kipling’s attitude towards the British Empire was significantly negative. The novella essentially expressed Kipling’s feelings towards British Imperialism and his overall frustration with the British Empire. However, there are several positive qualities of the Empire pointed out by Kipling several times throughout his novella. Despite his mixed feelings, he is ultimately dissatisfied with the British Empire, claiming that it is “the White Man’s Burden”. Kipling was a steadfast imperialist, living in a time of British domination and oppression. He shared similar outlooks with the natives, that the majority of them were oppressed by the government and the wealthy. The upper class was greedy and wanted working men to do all of the work for them so that they could reap the profits. Kipling conveys his attitude towards British Imperialism through parallelism and figurative language.

With his unorthodox beliefs during the Victorian-era, Charles Dickens uses a variety of literary devices, such as irony, sarcasm, and hyperboles to contrast the reality of a society which needs social political change. This is achieved by utilizing a sardonic or sarcastic tone throughout the majority of his book, Oliver Twist, in order to convey his ideas to the audience.

The poem makes clear Kipling's view of attitudes that allowed colonialism to proceed. Although a belief in the virtues of empire was widespread at the time, there were also many dissenters; the publication of the poem caused a flurry of arguments from both sides, most notably from Mark Twain and Henry James. Mark Twain asserted that Kipling wrote the poem to help persuade many doubting Americans to seize the Philippines, which seemed to be a fair point of view for that time period. In the New York Herald, October 15, 1900, Twain describes his transformation and political awakening, in the context of the Philippine-American War. He recognizes his transformation from being Pro- imperialist to Anti- imperialist. Many Anti-imperialists like Mark Twain acted on the popularity of the poem to attack the McKinley’s policies as too great a "burden" or

The largest difference between these poems is the demographic they are written for. “If” is undeniably male-dominant in comparison to “The Paradoxical Commandments” which has advice directed at anyone who chooses to read it. The first indication that “If” has advice specifically given to males is in line three when Kipling says, “If you can trust yourself when men doubt you,” This line could have easily been adjusted to “… when people doubt you,” to allow all readers to relate to it. The second time Kipling makes it obvious his words are for male-readers only is the second line of the final stanza “Or walk with Kings --- nor lose the common touch.” Kings are clearly masculine, and as powerful as a person can get in Kipling’s eyes. The final line of the poem “And --- which is more --- you’ll be a man, my