In the passage, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu utilizes rhetorical and stylistic devices to express her views about the role of knowledge in women's lives. By clearly appealing to the specific audience of her daughter and effectively manipulating diction and tone, Montagu's insistence of the necessity of knowledge for a woman to survive in the world of men is clearly conveyed.
Montagu defines her purpose and caters to the specific audience of her daughter throughout the entire passage. The need for knowledge to see through "poor plagiar[ies]" of admirers in order to remain a respectable lady is demonstrated to her daughter in this informational letter. Her inclusion of a childhood anecdote personalizes the letter and emphasizes her point. Montagu's
Montagu defines her purpose and caters to the specific audience of her daughter throughout the entire passage. The need for knowledge to see through "poor plagiar[ies]" of admirers in order to remain a respectable lady is demonstrated to her daughter in this informational letter. Her inclusion of a childhood anecdote personalizes the letter and emphasizes her point. Montagu's