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    The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Assessment Essay Many authors, public speakers, and debaters use a number of rhetorical techniques to persuade the audience. One famous author who utilized these techniques was Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The main character, Julius Caesar, was seen as a threat to Rome and killed by a group of conspirators. This upsets Caesars good friend, Mark Antony, and he decides to speaks to the citizens of Rome about it at his funeral. One of the conspirators

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    On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry, one of the crucial motivators of the American Revolution, delivers a speech in the Second Virginia Convention regarding gaining independence from Britain. Henry’s diction, allusions and counterarguments aid in his purpose of making the delegates feel the tyrannical rule by the British and believing in going to war with them is the only option in attaining freedom. Henry’s diction portrays the British as untrustworthy and dishonorable. In the beginning of his speech

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    Rhetorical devices are used in literature in order for the reader to enjoy the context more, and read deeper into the text instead of just scraping the surface. Nathaniel Hawthorne was able to use a variety of rhetorical devices to paint a picture for the readers, especially with the combination of symbolism, pathos, and diction. With these devices, he was able to add depth into his writing and manipulate the journey of the readers. His symbols mostly consisted of the letter “A” and the baby, which

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    Rhetorical devices are the techniques and tools of language applied in a writing or speech so as convey meaning (Harris, 28). Brilliant use of rhetorical devices nourishes, enriches and brings clarity to a text. Literary writers use literary tools to distinguish a literary work from the non-literary one as well as creating an effective literary work. According to Harris, rhetorical devices are not only used in literary texts, but they are also used in speech, so as to improve the effectiveness of

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    The author is viewed as if he is unsure of his own ideas. The attitude of the text, whenever the author asks rhetorical questions is interrogative. Another example of a repetition in the specific writing can be seen in paragraph 6. When the author constantly repeats "let" or "let us". By using these repetitions the author is appealing to pathos by involving the audience

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    Rhetorical devices are used in essays to persuade the readers into looking at situations in a different perspective or to boil up the reader’s emotions. In other cases, rhetorical devices are used to display one’s truth. The truths displayed in the essays being discussed have to do with unjustness of the Vietnam War. A rhetorical device used to display these authors’ truths is repetition. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vietnam speech, lines 413-416, he repeats the phrase “this is not just” (161). Dr

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    Today, in this corner of the Internet dedicated to the Oratory and the techniques of public speaking, I can not fail to remember that fifty years ago, one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century was celebrated yesterday: the one he delivered fifty years ago yesterday, Marin Luther King, in Washington, at the foot of the Lincon Memorial, before more than two hundred thousand black rights defenders in the USA, and remembered by the famous phrase "I have a dream" dream). Martin Luther King

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    William Wordsworth’s poem titled “Surprised by Joy” and William Blake’s poem, “The Sick Rose” employs a range of poetic techniques to highlight the pain that love can create. On the other hand, John Clare’s poem titled “First Love” and Robert Burns’s poem, “A Red, Red Rose” contrastingly explore the theme of love as a positive to be celebrated. William Wordsworth’s poem titled “Surprised by Joy” is a sonnet which uses simile, personification, metaphor, emotive language and a question to highlight

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    inevitable war. To accomplish this, Henry uses many different persuasive techniques and rhetorical devices. In Patrick Henry’s “Speech”, Henry uses techniques such as rhetorical questions, allusion, and emotional appeal to convey the point that the United States must rebel against Britain. In his speech, Henry uses rhetorical devices to suggest that Americans need to join the cause for the looming war. The first use of rhetorical questioning occurs about halfway into his speech, when he proposes, “…what

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    Rhetorical devices are often turned to because of how effectively they are able to convey ideas--Henry, Paine, and Jefferson being prime users of them. Often times, these devices are used to make ideas clearer or to provide insights for the audience. These techniques allowed Henry, Paine, and Jefferson to illustrate their hatred towards the British and effectively influence their audience to feel the same. As a result, the audience is able to be easily manipulated by their impassioned appeals. Rhetorical

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