Alex Hardin
February 6th, 2015
Mrs. Horn
Period 4
Her Loving People Words are a God-given gift to mankind, able to create beauty from nothingness with a single word, able to inspire million, with no fantastic display necessary. Words can carry legacies throughout the ages, as they have for Queen Elizabeth I, whom delivered a key speech to her soldiers during a Spanish invasion. Within the speech lies a careful combination of proper phrasing, organization, and imagery, all of which the Queen uses to ignite a fire in her troops' hearts. In order to expound her purpose, one of the many things that the Queen does is use specific words and phrases to get certain reactions. Readers may notice that she describes her men as “loving”, “faithful”, and “noble”, almost emphatically. She is counting on them to understand the love and trust that she has in each and every one of them, hoping to gain some love and trust in return. Instead of stopping there, she continues to emphasize unity and companionship, using words like “we” and “my”, which gives the effect that the people, the country, and herself are all one and the same. With these phrases, she is able to win the hearts of the soldiers and get them behind her. …show more content…
For example, one may notice that she never questions her men. She never once asks her men anything, which works two-fold in her favor: she expresses faith in her men and power in herself. Also, the Queen makes use of the word “my” in quite a few occasions, as she seeks to establish herself as the ruler of England, the ruler of the people, and the ruler of her soldiers. She never asks if she is fit to be ruler, rather, she tells her men that she is their queen. With this aura of power and leadership, the Queen sets and example for her men to aspire
February 6th, 2015
Mrs. Horn
Period 4
Her Loving People Words are a God-given gift to mankind, able to create beauty from nothingness with a single word, able to inspire million, with no fantastic display necessary. Words can carry legacies throughout the ages, as they have for Queen Elizabeth I, whom delivered a key speech to her soldiers during a Spanish invasion. Within the speech lies a careful combination of proper phrasing, organization, and imagery, all of which the Queen uses to ignite a fire in her troops' hearts. In order to expound her purpose, one of the many things that the Queen does is use specific words and phrases to get certain reactions. Readers may notice that she describes her men as “loving”, “faithful”, and “noble”, almost emphatically. She is counting on them to understand the love and trust that she has in each and every one of them, hoping to gain some love and trust in return. Instead of stopping there, she continues to emphasize unity and companionship, using words like “we” and “my”, which gives the effect that the people, the country, and herself are all one and the same. With these phrases, she is able to win the hearts of the soldiers and get them behind her. …show more content…
For example, one may notice that she never questions her men. She never once asks her men anything, which works two-fold in her favor: she expresses faith in her men and power in herself. Also, the Queen makes use of the word “my” in quite a few occasions, as she seeks to establish herself as the ruler of England, the ruler of the people, and the ruler of her soldiers. She never asks if she is fit to be ruler, rather, she tells her men that she is their queen. With this aura of power and leadership, the Queen sets and example for her men to aspire