Rhetorical Analysis Of John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

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John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated two days after giving his inaugural address, made a great impact in his few years of being in office. Kennedy, a man of strong words, developed his own sense of style when writing his inaugural address. Just like Kennedy, many other writers have their own style in their works. Every writer uses their own sense of style to fulfill the purpose of their writing. The first document is John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. He uses parallelism to help keep the reader's attention. He describes the “power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life,” proceeding to describe how he plans to use that power to help free the peoples world. Because he takes the time to describe all this, it makes the readers think that he cares about their opinions and it leaves a good impact. Kennedy speaks about the advancements made in technological warfare and partitions with other countries to set aside unnecessary reasons of aggression before total world annihilation happens due to an accidental or intentional triggering of a nuclear weapon.JFK uses this pathos to help his readers understand just how important this really is. John also speaks to those who will stand alongside the United States. This speech is directed to all people of …show more content…

Clift described how things were to be of exact detail and every miniscule object had to be just right for Letita Baldridge, the new social secretary of the White House appointed by Jackie Kennedy. Eleanor wrote about all the people who had much to do with having the inauguration go down as a success, from the entertainers and singers, to the maids and speechwriter, Richard Goodwin, who walked two miles in the snow from the Capital to the White House with neither hat nor coat. She speaks of how things now linger to remind of a time when all was possible and even though Kennedy’s presidency was brief, his impact

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