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Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address
Anne Bradstreet
Verses Upon the Burning of Our House
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Edward Taylor
Preface to God's Determinations
Edward Taylor
Huswifery
Johnathan Edwards
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Johnathan Edwards
Apostrophe to Sarah Pierrepont
Patrick Henry
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
lou gehrig
Farewell Address
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
diction
word choice
simile
a comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor
a direct comparison
oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
paradox
an apparent self contradiction that reals a kind of truth
anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
rhetorical question
a question not needing an answer, but to persuade
anaphora
the repetition of a phrase
tone
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
extended metaphor
using a metaphor then using terms commonly associated w/ the metaphor
allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
pathos
appeal to emotion/sympathy
logos
appeal to logic
ethos
appeal to ethics
exigence
the moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation
analogy
a comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
denotation
the literal meaning of a word
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
parallelism
the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
aphorism
A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life
appeal to commonality
ex. "mom everyone else is going, so why cant I?"
appeal to reason
to say something the audience would find reasonable and agreeable
appeal to pride
to say something that would make the audience feel attacked and want to fight back
classical allusion
a reference to a particular event or character in classical works of literature, such as ancient Roman or Greek works
appeal to the fear of slavery
chains, subjugation, etc.
allusion to rape
to reference the idea of being ravished
appeal to manners
gentlemen, yes sir, no sir, etc.
appeal to religion
using common bonds of a shared faith to persuade
euphemism
wording used to make something sound better than it is
Discuss the exigence, audience, purpose, and speaker of "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" and how rhetorical elements are used to present the argument.
He uses appeal of fear of slavery by talking about chains. Talking about lying down for allusions to rape. Appeal to reason abt how they have tried methods other than violence for 10 years and have gotten no where. Appeals to pride multiple times to.