“Cheerful”, “invigorating”, “large-hearted magnanimity” - these are the remarks Margaret Thatcher delivers to the American people in her eulogy honoring their former president and her close friend, Ronald Reagan. Her familiar tone, repetition, and use of juxtaposition help commemorate Reagan's life and legacy: hard work and devotion towards his country. In the passage, Thatcher begins with “ We [the American citizens and herself] have lost great president, a great American, and a great man”. She repeats the word “great” to emphasize how extremely fond she was of Reagan. Later on in her eulogy, she refers to Reagan as “Ronnie” proving that their relationship as co-workers went further into an intimate friendship. She makes herself credible
