Figures of speech

Critique of Modern Heroes Elvis Presley, Harper Lee, Charlie Chaplin, wow, I mean, wow, have you ever heard a group of more irrelevant and uninfluential people. I can 't believe these people were thought to be the biggest role models ever. Like who really cares if Elvis Presley “revolutionized music” when he introduced rock and roll to the world or if Harper Lee created an iconic book that changed world views on racism or even that Charlie Chaplin was considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers

Lucy Dineen Ms. Remmey Freakonomics Assignment August 2015 Argument: What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? Based on Paul Feldman’s

In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Dr. King is responding to the clergymen’s letter regarding his braking of the law. The rhetorical devices as well as the speeches are similar, while the audience is the factor that changes the premise. In the speech “I have a Dream” Dr. King’s uses the rhetorical device of anaphora several times. The first time, Dr. King implores the audience to seize the moment by saying “Now is the time…” four times in the sixth paragraph. His second use of

In the poem “Holy Thursday”- songs of experience and in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”, William Blake makes use of various literary techniques to portray the theme of cruelty towards children. The poem ‘Holy Thursday’ refers to the wretched condition of children in charity schools. The poem ‘The Chimney Sweeper’ refers to the poor children who were used as slaves in England. My aim for this essay is to explore how William Blake made use of various literary techniques to portray the theme of cruelty

Ethem 1 Education The Most Powerful Weapon Could you imagine what our world would be like without education? As Nelson Mandela once magnificently put it, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world". Education to me is like a telescope to an astronomer. It's a principle tool I utilize to aid me in comprehending the world. The conception of human education emerged near the genesis of the Neolithic era, when hunter gatherers in constructed societies indoctrinated children

Freedom or slavery Essay In his speech at the Virginia convention, Patrick Henry argues that the colonists should stand up for their freedom from England using rhetorical devices such as allusion, imagery, diction, and rhetorical question. Basing his images on the theme of “freedom vs. slavery” rather than “peace vs. war” Patrick Henry engages his audience through their desire to protect freedom. With the use of both allusion and imagery Henry makes the colonists look at hope in a different way

in creativity and music, and the arts flourished. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of best selling book Eat, Pray, Love gave her speech, “Your Elusive Creative Genius”, at the annual 2009 TED conference in Long Beach, California, to encourage reflection upon the times. Gilbert is known for her humor in her written memoirs, novels, and speeches. In Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2009 TED speech, “Your Elusive Creative Genius”, she uses rhetorical devices including: tone, metaphors, and allusion to take a humorous approach

including Antithesis, Reasoning, Emotional Appeal, Allusion, and Anaphora that contribute to the success of his speech. JFK uses these rhetorical devices to convey his ambitions and hopes for america as a nation in a whole. Also hoping for a pledge of peace; that we do not show weakness. In his hopes of coming together our acts individually would make us look and be stronger. Kennedy used his speech as a way to draw all of the audience in by pulling us together. JFK “inaugural address” effected many different

Me Death speech he proved that pens are indeed mightier than swords. That speech undoubtedly lead to the formation of the great nation that we now live in today. Patrick Henry was better at persuading his audience because he used a convincing combination rhetorical questions and imagery. Patrick Henry's use of logical and emotional appeals to make his audience believe in his cause. His purpose for speaking and his ambitious ideas also helped make his speech stronger. Jonathan Edwards speech was good

David Hacker Mrs. Sanford English 11AP 10 February 2016 Rhetorical Terms 14-26 Metonymy Definition: A word that represents or conveys the idea of another thing Example #1: The blue collar workers labored day and night in construction of the new road. Example #2: California made the decision to pass a right to die law in September of 2015. Effect: Metonymy is often seen in colloquialism because the speaker or writer can assume that the reader draws inherent parallels between the word and what it stands