What Are The Rhetorical Devices Used In Queen Elizabeth's Speech

In the 1770’s, tensions between the colonies and Britain had been quickly escalating. Colonies like Massachusetts declared to be in a state of rebellion towards Britain. On March 23, 1775 in Virginia, a meeting of the colony’s delegates was held in St. John’s church in Richmond to decide if they should rebel against Britain as well. Patrick Henry presented resolutions to the meeting and delivered a speech in favor of his resolutions. “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry uses diction and imagery to create a patriotic tone.

Thomas Jefferson uses Rhetorical features to write the effective argument in “The Declaration of Independence” by using diction and repetition. Thomas Jefferson states, “For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world; for imposing taxes without consent; for depriving us, in many cases of benefits of trial by jury; for transporting us beyond the seas, to be tried for pretended offenses.¨ Thomas Jefferson uses diction by using powerful and meaningful words to persuade the people. He uses ¨imposing¨ which means striking, the king is striking the people with taxes. Thomas Jefferson also uses ¨depriving¨, he uses this word because it means denying. Thomas Jefferson uses this word because the king is denying it people and he wants to point

Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s speech at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1840 was aimed at men and women to try and bring equality to both sexes. Elizabeth’s speech was important because it got the ball rolling for equality and although we are not quite there yet today, we have come a long way since the time of this speech. Elizabeth persuaded many people with this speech and she achieved this by utilizing rhetoric pathos, ethos and logos, but more specifically she used Allusion, Metaphors and parallelism. These examples of rhetoric increase the persuasion of the speech and helped Elizabeth to acquire what she wanted.

“I am not here to represent Leonidas. His actions speak louder than my words ever could”, although Queen Gorgo believes this to be true, it is evident that her words still make quite the impact. The speech that was chosen for analysis was Queen Gorgo’s request of Sparta’s council to send their forces to the Battle of Thermopylae, from the movie 300. This speech was chosen simply for the fact that I have always enjoyed this movie and that I’ve always admired Queen Gorgo’s character. Although she does not immediately convince the council of sending Sparta’s army, her actions that follow do. Through the use of pathos, metaphors, and an urgent tone, Queen Gorgo is able to make a strong case to the council as to why they should aid King Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Patrick Henry’s speech is to persuade the audience to go to war with Great Britain. He does this flawlessly by using the following rhetorical strategies: imagery, repetition, and emotion including other rhetorical strategies, such as rhetorical

Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister, reflected on the benign qualities of President Ronald Reagan, with whom she worked closely with in office, in her eulogy to the American public. Her purpose was to emphasize Reagan’s hardworking, reassuring, and friendly personality through the use of different rhetorical strategies, in order to create a sense of pathos. Thatcher was able to pay her respects and covey her meaningful message by using anecdotes, parallelism, and contrast.

Queen Elizabeth wrote an inspiring speech to the Troops who fought for the Armada about their honor and power over this astonishing war. Alongside, Winston Churchill delivered a majestical yet powerful speech about the issue dealing with battle of Britain and the unifications needing to be healed. Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill both delivered exhilarating speeches to their troops and counties with the battle of Britain. The Queen delivers her speech to the courageous group of men and women who fought this rigid, enduring war. While Winston delivers his speech to the House of Commons. While analyzing and juxtaposing these two speeches and their contrastive audiences; it is very mere to see the compelling diction, dynamic emotion used in their speeches.

Queen Elizabeth skillfully used diction throughout her speech to motivate the troops. In the speech, Queen Elizabeth used the word “we” four times to underscore her feeling of unity between her and her country. She conveyed her care about the welfare of everyone in the country. This inspired the soldiers to remain patriotic and want to fight for their nation. In addition, the queen refered to the soldiers as “noble” and

n Shakespeare's King Henry V, King Henry prepares his troops for battle with a passionate speech about fighting, honor, and kinship. Henry uses strong ethos and pathos to persuade his men to fight the French, though they are outnumbered in the battle. Henry notes that his troops feel unprepared and overwhelmed for battle. This speech marks the moment where the boy Hal transforms into King Henry. For the first time, Henry takes on the role of a valiant king and takes control of the situation. He seizes the moment to prepare them and inspire them. Henry hopes by making an effective speech his men will understand why they need to fight.

Queen Elizabeth starts her speech of by using Ethos. She initially mentions “my loving people” which suggests a relationship between elizabeth and the people of England that is positive of her. This makes it seem that her people are very devoted to her. She does this in the beginning of the speech by saying “ We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.” When Elizabeth says this,she is proving to her character. She is proving that she is a reliable person especially to her loyal subjects and her troops. This would encourage the troops to know her stance in accordance to her beliefs. That is with them

In this assignment, I will closely analyse the speech made by Earl Spencer for the funeral of Lady Diana, considering the complicated context and literary devises he uses to affect his audience. The speech was written as a funeral speech for Diana's close family and friends, but also, more importantly, for the public, as it was broadcasted worldwide. In the speech, although it's primary purpose is to pay respects to his sister; he uses the opportunity to promote Diana's charity work, and to raise controversy within the royal family.

First, the Queen displays her loyalty to her people in order to make the troops understand that she has put her faith in them. This increases the credibility of her argument because it shows that she is not just there because she is the Queen, she is there because she “[does] not desire to live to distrust [her] faithful and loving people”: she has “placed [her] chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of [her] subjects.” She wants her audience, the troops, to be inspired to fight loyally with England, so in order to gain their loyalty she shows the troops that she is loyal to them as well, increasing her credibility as the Queen. During this section, she adopts a grateful and reverent tone in order to convince her audience that she is loyal to them and make them feel important to the country.

Elizabeth’s relationship with her people is built on faith and love, not fear or tyranny. In the beginning of her speech she addresses the soldiers as "My loving people." She refers to her troops as "faithful" and "loving," showing the appreciation and loyalty that she has for her soldiers. She feels she must acknowledge the important bond between herself and her soldiers by showing them that she is not just a distant queen. To assure her troops of her faith in them, she uses logos in her speech to encourage her soldiers to fight for the good of England. For example, she lets them know by saying "... I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects." She uses repetition of the word “I” and “We” to show that she is not just a queen but a fellow Englishman. “…to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honor and my blood, even the dust”, shows that she is a part of the people and will fight side by side with them to defend their country. This would be the first thing that her soldiers fight for, a people and ruler relationship that is bound by love and trust.

In both proposals to Elizabeth there are rhetorical devices used. Mr. Collins uses appealing to authority, ethos, and logos to emphasize his proposal to Elizabeth because he thinks she will just say yes. He sees marriage as a business more than for love. Darcy uses pathos and ethos to emphasize his proposal because he actually loves Elizabeth and wants to show her that. Mr. Collins is unsuccessful while Darcy later on is.

King Henry V began to inspire his army with speeches that gave them pride, courage and hope. Shakespeare’s St. Crispen’s Day Speech puts in perspective how Henry V led his army to fight the French.