Shire uses an understandable diction while writing this article. One great thing about the article was easy to read and it ran together very nicely. Shire quoted some people then made sure the audience understood what she was saying. Quoting Dr. Michael Brody, a child psychiatrist he said “The wearing of a costume is a bit like role-playing. With play, they’re often telling a story, and these stories have a lot of significance,” he explained. “The outfits that the kids wear on Halloween have to do with forming their identities. It does influence their thinking.” She quoted this then lead her article into talking about the costumes Party City offers.
Shire uses a calm tone because she is writing an article not a rant. Even though Shire is talking
When reading The Sermon on the Mount, it is important to note who the intended audience was, the crowds of people who were there to witness Jesus. These crowds of people most likely were not the most educated; however, Jesus attempted to educate them about the Word of God. To facilitate his teaching, Jesus employed rhetorical techniques such as the metaphor. This crowd required simple and relatable ideas to become educated on his teachings of the Word of God. Many of Jesus’s teachings during The Sermon on the Mount were symbolic in nature, and not meant obeyed explicitly; Jesus merely employed these rhetorical devices to help the followers understand the underlying message, which was to be obeyed.
I enjoyed how Lydia stayed calm and didn't panic through the tragic disaster she had faced. The rhetorical techniques that Brideau demonstrates are pathos because she displays positive and negative emotions throughout the story. Also tells the story through graphic details. The words “hope” and “determination” seemed most significant because it set the overall tone to the story. For example, Lydia was terrified when she realized she was unable to shut the door against the rushing water, but she was determined to get to safe spot to avoid the flooding of the hurricane. This essay does not remind me of any other essays. If I wrote a letter to Jan Brideau, I would tell her I found the essay Lydia’s Story very inspiring and informative. I admired
Neil Gaiman – Mr. Gaiman starts his speech with a flashback to the beginning of his career before working his way to his claim. Gaiman then uses examples from his career as grounds to support the claim he made earlier in the speech before going in to some personal values that he feels that his audience (artists) should hear. Throughout the rest of the speech Gaiman uses his firsthand experiences to enforce each personal value and idea that he introduced earlier in the speech before going into his
Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, "The Raven" starts off in a dark setting with an apartment on a "bleak December" night. The reader meets an agonized man sifting through his books while mourning over the premature death of a woman named Lenore. When the character is introduced to the raven he asks about Lenore and the chance in afterlife in which the bird replies “nevermore” which confirms his worst fears. This piece by Edgar Allen Poe is unparalleled; his poem’s theme is not predictable, it leads to a bitter negative ending and is surrounded by pain. To set this tone, Poe uses devices such as the repetition of "nevermore" to emphasize the meaning of the word to the overall theme; he also sets a dramatic tone that shows the character going from weary
In Dan McCall’s essay, “From the Reliable Narrator,” McCall stresses that the lawyer/narrator should be viewed as a reliable and trustworthy source. His perspective on the lawyer a “distinct minority”, as he feels very few view the lawyer in that way. Many critics see the lawyer as the opposite of McCall, and inforce that the lawyer is unreliable and blameworthy. That he is a representation of ‘consumer capitalism” and the he ‘is simply incapable of recognizing-the political and economic forces that have made him what he is” (McCall, 272). McCall uses other critic’s perspectives in order to reflect light on his own. He explains that the lawyer is someone he trusts, when he first read it at the age of eighteen and even now, because the lawyer
Bradbury uses details to make the reader think that is was a wonderous place and something never experienced before. He uses words like acient wilderness, and tar to show the reader the difference of the world.
Lastly, episode 15 of season six, ‘The Beard,” is the episode where Elaine attempts to convert a gay man to heterosexuality. At first, Elaine is pretending to be a gay friend’s girlfriend, but soon the facade leads Elaine into developing romantic feelings and deciding to “turn” the man from a homosexual to a heterosexual for her own selfish reasons. By the end of the episode, Elaine learns she cannot force the man to “change teams,” and moves on. The purpose of the episode is that no matter how you feel about someone, if they do not feel the same, you cannot force them to do so. Seinfeld hardly uses the rhetorical appeal of pathos, or the appeal to emotion. The main idea of Seinfeld is to entertain the audience at the expense of the character’s misfortunes throughout the episodes, not to inspire or deject other’s opinions nor to persuade the audience to feel a certain way about subjects at hand. When Elaine attempts to change a man’s sexual orientation for her own benefit, the audience can unravel the end of the episode easily; it is not easy to change how you are and no one should change to make others happy. By hardly using the emotional appeal, the co-creators send the message that individuals should be open-minded to understand why and where other
In this scene Katniss is at the annual reaping which is an event that take place in every district before each Hunger Games. This is where they choose the tributes that are going to be in that years Games. To qualify for the reaping one must be at least 12.
In terms of the outline, Gilbert’s speech closely follows the basic structure of an informative essay. It contains at least three main ideas, with each one supported with multiple sub-points and tons of evidence, and it transitions to each idea smoothly. A majority of the evidence consists of particular psychological experiments, as well as their detailed results, while the remaining supporting details include both real life and hypothetical examples of people synthesizing happiness or making other certain reactions. Gilbert provides detailed descriptions and explanations with his examples, but he does not go overboard with the amount of detail. He simply gives the right amount of information to prove his points and establish his credibility as a professional psychologist and researcher, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the speech. The audience can easily follow along and understand his main ideas because he presents them in a simple and organized pattern. If the speech contained too much detail, then the audience would either feel lost during the
Queen Elizabeth’s speech at Tilbury is one brimming with intensity and passion. The Queen’s use of rhetorical devices, detail, and a firm tone effectively instills a patriotic outlook of hope, strength, and determination in her troops. The Queen’s clear assurance and encouragement of victory over the Spanish Armada motivates unity between her and her troops as they fight this battle together.
At the end of the book, Victor Frankenstein seeks to get revenge on his creation for killing his entire family. However, he dies before avenging his family. The monster visits his bedside, and the reader learns a lot from his speech. Through this quote, and the end of the book, the author shows the themes of sacrifice, compassion and forgiveness, and that the way living beings act is more important than its appearance. In this quotation, the monster says he will kill himself because of all the crimes that he has committed, and that he has nothing to live for now that his creator died. The audience sees that all the evil that the creature committed was very difficult and he hated doing them because he was compassionate, and was built to
Samuel Johnson in response to madams request to have him seek the archbishop for her son to enter the university denies this request in a well-constructed argument. Johnson’s refusal is supported through the use of definitions, diction, and the appeal to logic. These rhetorical devices play an important role in conveying Johnson’s unwillingness to complete the woman's task.
Winston Churchill presents a speech during the Nazi era. He attempts to persuade the audience that the United States and Britain must put effort to resist the Nazi Germany military force. In order to effectively convince the readers, he uses several techniques, including rhetorical questions, repetition, and direct expressions. Throughout his assertion, the author encourages the readers into the context, and allures them with precise information about the Dark Ages due to the Nazis. Thus, Churchill depicts a logic and persuasive argument.
In, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” written by Benjamin Franklin (one of the Founding Fathers) in 1747, brought up the disparities that were between men and women within the judicial system. Also, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” also briefly points out, how religion has been intertwined with politics. All throughout “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” Benjamin Franklin uses very intense diction and syntax to help support what he is trying to express to the rest of society. Also writing this speech in the view point of a women, greatly helps establish what he is trying to say. If Benjamin Franklin was to write it as a man, the speech my have not had the same passionate effect as it currently has.
In Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth is a wayward king haunted by the ghost of his guilt. In moment of hearing his wife’s, Lady Macbeth's, suicide, Macbeth is bitter and tells servant, Seyton, his views on life. Macbeth’s use of metaphors, diction, and repetition create a bitter sense of impending time that effectively gives the audience a preluding foreshadow on Macbeth’s on death.