Mark Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi” was first published in the late 1800’s during Twain’s years of boating. In a chapter from this book, titled “Two Views of the River,” Mark Twain aims to convince readers to treasure experiences that bring beauty and joy to a normal life so that they don’t twist initial possessions of value into objects of unimportance. He does not want the reader to “cease from noting the glories and the charms” of life. Poetic and personal diction, analogies, and a divided style of writing are rhetorical techniques that Twain utilizes to create a heartfelt essay that inspires the reader to agree with his arguments.
From his short story, “The Raven,” a chapter from “Desert Notes” published in 1976, Barry Lopez analogously compares the crow to the raven. While on the surface he is merely contrasting two birds, Lopez’s true aims are to harness analogy, compare and contrast, and imagery to allude to current events in his society. Lopez desires to inform readers of his opinions on the treatment of the crows by the ravens and warns them to “be careful” of potential crises in society. …show more content…
argues in his letter from a jail in Alabama that segregation is a critical issue that needs to be resolved urgently. Angered by the ignorance and intolerance of the clergymen who had him arrested as well as many other people that challenged and attacked his claims, Luther angrily pleaded with the local white church leadership to advocate for racial equality. MLK employs connotative diction, asyndeton, and imagery to guilt and shock the church authorities into advancing his people’s
From his short story, “The Raven,” a chapter from “Desert Notes” published in 1976, Barry Lopez analogously compares the crow to the raven. While on the surface he is merely contrasting two birds, Lopez’s true aims are to harness analogy, compare and contrast, and imagery to allude to current events in his society. Lopez desires to inform readers of his opinions on the treatment of the crows by the ravens and warns them to “be careful” of potential crises in society. …show more content…
argues in his letter from a jail in Alabama that segregation is a critical issue that needs to be resolved urgently. Angered by the ignorance and intolerance of the clergymen who had him arrested as well as many other people that challenged and attacked his claims, Luther angrily pleaded with the local white church leadership to advocate for racial equality. MLK employs connotative diction, asyndeton, and imagery to guilt and shock the church authorities into advancing his people’s