Florence Kelley Speech Rhetorical Analysis

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Florence Kelley uses an abundant amount of rhetorical devices in her speech to express her feelings about child labor. Kelley uses sarcasm, repetition, and imagery in her speech to explain her thoughts on child labor. Kelley first uses sarcasm in her speech. She uses sarcasm by saying “Enlightened states.” This is sarcasm because in those “enlightened states” those states get older children to work in farms, cotton mills, and coal breakers. While in other states, they get young children to work in those places. The next device that Kelley uses in her speech is repetition. Kelley uses repetition by saying “Men increase, women increase, youth increase…” The repetition of the word “increase” makes this repetition but also explains that these

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