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    Analysis of Rhetorical Devices Throughout history, the civil rights movement has been a significant topic that has shaped our country today. It wasn't simply about a cluster of insignificant speeches and actions; it was about the deeper meaning behind these revelations; it was a national movement for the equal rights of colored people. Racial segregation needs to be eliminated. Essentially, these speeches shaped the way people think. Some of these speeches are Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"

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    “I Have a Dream,” by Martin Luther King Jr is one of the most powerful speeches in history. The speech contains many different types of rhetorical devices to help convince the readers to fight for equality and freedom, using devices such as allusion, imagery, anaphora and personification. An example of how powerful the speech with rhetorical devices such as imagery and allusion, is “This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of

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    of literature and writing, but I have also gained the skill of analyzing works of literature and my own Essays while considering devices. Later in the year we focused on a short story by Mark Twain called The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; after reading it, we were challenged to analyze the text through our understanding of literary and rhetorical devices. When developing the different points to analyze I found that the way I was setting this paper up was truly showcasing my abilities

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    Rhetorical Devices Used in Obama sings the same old song Obama sings the same old song written by Cal Thomas for the Washington Times is a criticism on President Obama’s approach to welfare. Cal’s main audiences with this writing are readers of the Washington times and Republicans. Cal Thomas disagrees with President Obama’s approach to poverty, he believes that it has already not worked for long enough and we should try a new approach. He uses many rhetorical tools throughout this piece such as:

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    Rhetorical Devices Style is part of classical rhetoric and a number of rhetorical devices are worth considering in any analysis of style. For the analysis of literature a knowledge of rhetorical devices is indispensable, since there is often a considerable density of rhetorical figures and tropes which are important generators and qualifiers of meaning and effect. This is particularly the case in poetry. Especially the analysis of the use of imagery is important for any kind of literary text. (For

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    The use of rhetorical devices is to give a better idea as to what is being told but also we constantly suing them already to express ourselves. Within the essay I used a metaphor which was, “ I stuck to my belief of honesty and eventually I made it through the thick mud I seemed to be crawling through” which used to emphasize the situation and express a struggle. I expresses the difficult I conquered in a different view. The statement, “Memories are like the seeds left behind from a fruitful moment”

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    to get influenced by what they put into their heads. Not everything that we see or do can import negative thought or feelings, but listening is a part of that category as well. Therefore, what these artists are trying to do is trying to use a rhetorical device to tell us that

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    An easy example of repetition is “Psychosocial” which refers to how society is making people more greedy. As the rest of the song is about greed and despair the tone of the chorus changes throughout the song. The repetition is mainly used to emphasise the ends of all other lines it comes after, although it seems like a catchy chorus the meaning is how having rich and greedy people to look up to causes normal people to strive to reach the same financial status as their idols. An example of a

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    1 Communication changes us by giving us a way to understand each other. Communication bringsus closer to people by being able to tell them our interests, wants, needs, and beliefs. Being able to understand whoever you are around is very important, without communication we would not be able to do that. The way we communicate makes a big difference in our lives. Metaphor: Poem: “Dream Deferred, Harlem” By Langston Hughes Quote: “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”

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    Its rhyme scheme, rich connotation and proper rhetorical devices account for the attractiveness of the classic. I’d like to focus on two aspects of this poem. One is the use of rhetorical devices and another is its connotative themes. First of all, rhetorical devices need full attention. There is no doubt that rhetorical devices are applied to improve the expression of the author’s ideas or thoughts. By employing various kinds of rhetorical devices, the language becomes more rhymed as well as the

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