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    trials and tribulations throughout her life, but she plans on being resilient and ready to fight whatever comes her way. You will see how through the use of her repetition and similies she lets the audience know that “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. I think the most important way she expresses her emotions is through repetition. Demi repeats certain lines and words to help get her feelings and point across and to establish the theme “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. For…

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    a life. Now he’s locked in; he creates an entire life for the victim, creating a fictional account on his views of war, early child hood, and his family. The Guilt continues to eat at him though no words come out, the fire of guilt fueled by the repetition of ideas and observations. “He had boney legs and a narrow waist, long shapely fingers, a scholar maybe, no stomach for violence. (980)” Tim continues to observe the body inch by inch, yet he is unable to bring himself to speak.…

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    ever encountering the creature. In the poem “ The Bogeyman,” Jack Prelutsky uses many literary devices to make the poem more interesting and evoke emotion, such as fear, from the readers. Some of the many literary elements the author use are repetition and rhymes to create patterns making the poem flow more smoothly, while also using…

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    of America’s greatest speeches named, “The Ballot or the Bullet.” Through examples of logical appeals, the redirection of anger, and forms of repetition, Malcolm X effectively convinces Black America to fight for racial, social, and economic equality by supporting the idea of Black Nationalism. To begin, Malcolm X uses rhetorical devices such as repetition to show why Black America should push for racial and social…

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    (speech) is more effective in conveying JFK’s legacy through certain stylistic elements used. In both texts, the use of repetitions was used effectively to convey JFK’s legacy. The use of repetitions proves to the reader that the author is emphasizing important ideas. An example that stood out in JFK’s inaugural speech was “Let both sides…” the repetition used…

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    society better. Gitlin uses rhetorical questions and repetition to emphasize the points in his argument and uses contrast to highlight the differences of the common concerns of humans. By describing how liberal arts should be taught, he informs the younger generation about what they are missing out on in regards to humanity. Through these strategies Gitlin reveals how liberal arts will help his audience become more educated. Using repetition, Gitlin emphasizes the need for more exposure to the…

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    Henry and Franklin's speeches, repetition is used to place emphasis and realism on the founding of the United States if America. Using the repetition emphasizes the determination to fight. Repetition is shown when Patrick Henry states,” The war is inheritable and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! and “ We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!” Repeating the word “fight”, shows the passion of these respected men to sacrifice for our country. The repetition used in the speech…

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    Travels in Europe, accounts his arrival in Europe for the first time. Bryson’s accounts explains his enthusiasm at his entry into the continent to his audience, the readers. In order to capture his excitement into his writing, Bryson used some syntax, repetition, and epithet, which in turn deliver his excitement to us through his work. One of the rhetorical devices that Bryson uses to successfully express his experience in Europe is syntax. Syntax is simply the way words are arranged in a…

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    from Birmingham Jail uses rhetorical devices such as repetition, antithesis and rhetorical questions. King uses these to persuade his listeners and readers into granting civil rights to Blacks. In his I Have a Dream speech he is talking to people that have been discriminated against and in his Letter From Birmingham Jail he is addressing white moderates. One rhetorical device Martin Luther King uses in both of these works is repetition. Repetition is when the author, King, repeats words or…

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    rhetorical devices to establish a powerful speech that readers and listeners can easily connect to. Besides its heartfelt and promising content, Dr. King’s use of vivid metaphors, influential repetition of words and phrases, and placement of strong verbs construct…

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