Anaphora

is blatantly describes to express a tone of urgency and active. In line 22-24, the phrase “across forth, across back, back across and forth back” is used to identify the chaos and disagreement that affect the growth of the society. The author uses anaphora in this situation to pinpoint that because the society offers a free space for people to express their ideas, individuals then feel their importance and argue for the best of their community. Different opinions, although might lead to…

strong and influential leader during the Women’s Civil Rights movement; she spoke at the National American Women’s Suffrage Association in 1905 to persuade in favor of change for the greater and common good. In her speech, Kelley utilizes pathos, anaphora, and connotative diction to convey her claim that the injustices of child labor can be reformed by women attaining political power (such as the right to vote) and that it is their moral obligation to do so. Throughout her entire speech,…

tugged at the strings of democracy with his oration, whether it be his use of anaphoras, metaphoric symbolism, or inclusive diction, Dr. King rewrote history with a congregation and podium. In the “I Have A Dream” Speech, King takes advantage of recurring use of anaphoras. Dr. King taps into the mind of his audience with sprinkled beginnings that are repeated so that it’s what sticks. One of the most vastly known uses of anaphoras is when Dr. King states “I have a dream that my four little…

future of a people bursting with ambition but held back by discrimination. In the poem "Harlem" Hughes uses figurative language to powerfully convey the consequences of oppression which deny black Americans the dream of equality. Hughes uses similes, anaphora, alliteration, and metaphor to help the reader visualize and empathize with the plight of African Americans…

speech President Barack Obama was a virtually unknown democratic Senator in Illinois; after giving his speech President Barack Obama was known in virtually every politically adept household in America. Throughout his speech Obama uses structure and anaphora to establish himself to the nation under the guise of giving a speech to convince the American people that they should vote for John Kerry in the upcoming Presidential election. The majority of the “The Audacity of Hope” speech’s structure…

civil rights movement and the struggle for racial equality for African Americans. In his speech, King illustrated the “shameful condition” by using the rhetorical appeals of pathos and ethos, as well as literary devices like extended metaphor and anaphora. With these, he emphasized the priority of ridding racial problems, along with stirring hope for the future of America. As King addressed both his audience present at the Lincoln Memorial and watching the event televised, he devised his…

Henry and X On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed a speech to the 122 delegates from the colony of Virginia. He wanted to obtain freedom from the British, and become his own country. Almost 200 years later, Malcom X, a human rights activist, composed a very similar speech. His goal was to give equal rights to blacks in America. Although the two men may both be seen as extremists for their cause, they left a mark on America’s history of separatism. Patrick Henry and Malcom X both build…

George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation” was a speech, which was given after the catastrophic event that occurred on September 11, 2001. Two airplanes were hijacked and were crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City on this day, shocking the whole world. He addressed this speech to the people of America on the night of the disastrous event, highlighting how America’s freedom was attacked. Thousands of innocent people died while thousands of people were wounded. After the event,…

observed a moth. She writes with the purpose of delivering her message. The message being that there are harmful and disastrous consequences to tampering with nature. In order to support this claim, she uses certain strategies such as juxtaposition, anaphora, imagery, and personification. Dillard also makes various references and connections to other parts of the excerpt throughout this piece. These all embody and deliver her truthful message. In paragraph one Dillard employs juxtaposition in…

specific rhetoric devices. Through anaphora, isocolon, and asyndeton, Kennedy provides the audiences with excessive reasoning and explanations of his actions of not reporting the car crash immediately to the police which caused the life of a woman riding with him in the car. He explains this by trying to structure his words into his guilty. Through explaining his experience after the incident and his irresponsible actions in the situation. The device, anaphora, is presented many times throughout…