The Highwayman

AP English per.2 2/23/13 The Crisis No. 1 As we read this passage it is full of different rhetorical strategies and the reason they were put in there. The writer’s style is the way he uses his language and the rhetorical strategies that he might use to enhance his writing. As I read the passage I came across syntax which is the war he puts his words to send the reader a message, and ad hominem arguing his point against the person instead of the argument. The rhetorical used in the

agency (p. 16). The fourth important people were the thief-takers. The thief-takers were private citizens who got paid for every criminal they arrested and got off of the streets. They were paid for every conviction they made. They helped get the bad highwayman off of the streets (p.

appeals emotionally towards readers to get them to see eye to eye with him. Similarly to Patrick Henry, Paine attempts to unite to colonists against a common enemy; the King of England. He compares the King to a criminal, (“..A common murdered, a highwayman, or a housebreaker has a good a pretense as he”) as to say you wouldn’t turn a blind eye to

Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King is Sophocles’s first play of “The Theban Cycle.” It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate, but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character. Oedipus is a man of noble blood; his parents, who raised him

     "Listen to me. You mock my blindness, do you?/ But I say that you, with both your eyes, are blind" (I, 195-196). With these memorable words, the sightless prophet Teiresias all but paints the entire tragic story of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, one of the most prominent pieces of Greek literary heritage. Greeks knew and loved the story of Oedipus from childhood, just as children today cherish the story of Cinderella. In his version of the beloved tale, Sophocles

She twisted and turned, but nothing worked. The rope around her wrist was too tight. Her life was put to the ultimate test. Bess, the dark-eyed landlord's daughter would do anything to save her life. Her tiny body pushed against the Redcoats. “Let go of me, I am not your maid!” Bess screamed as loud as she could. “It’s my job,” the redcoats stated, “and you’ll thank me later.” She glared at him and murmured, “If you kill me, you’ll regret it.” “I don’t care about your life. The only thing

In Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, he explains that the British government has broken its contract with the American people by quartering their troops in the Americans’ homes and by unjustly raising taxes, therefore requiring that the colonies secede from Britain. On the other hand, Paine’s The Crisis Papers serve to boost the morale of George Washington’s Continental Army by using dramatic and emotive language. Paine’s differing tones in Common Sense and The Crisis Paper is a direct reflection

Frank McCourt uses many motifs in the memoir Angela’s Ashes, including the motif of altruism. It is appears quite frequently in the memoir. Altruism is a philanthropic idea in which a person does good deeds or has concern to/for other people. When a person a person commits an act of benevolence, it is usually an act of selfless generosity. However, these benevolent acts can also be an act of greed. Frank McCourt employs both selfless and self-indulged acts of altruism in Angela’s Ashes. While describing

1. The poem "A Gentle Breeze" is about a breeze that starts off in the city and makes it way to the ocean where it meets its inevitable end. The poet was able to reflect this through its form because the poem follows the contour of how a breeze would be like. The poem starts off by "picking up a leaf", as it says in line 1: "It picked up leaves.". The poet is able to represent this by drawing a leaf around the word 'leaves'. The form of the poem then twists and turns, similar to how a breeze flows

souls,” attempting to ignite anger towards Britain in the reader. Moreover, Paine incorporates figurative language, such as analogy and metaphor, to provide a clearer image for the reader. The King of Britain is compared to a “common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker,” changing the people’s perspective (if it wasn’t already) of the King from a prestigious, admirable man to the common criminal. By demoting the King, the people can see him as a common enemy that they must destroy and abolish