Just barely twenty years old, Queen Elizabeth came into power during a time where few thought a woman could be a successful ruler. However, she defied all odds, bringing stability and power to her nation, allowing her to be seen as Britain’s greatest monarch. Her greatness stems primarily from her devote leadership skills epitomized in her speech in which she personally delivered to her troops, proving her to be an inspirational leader. As she stood in front of them, dressed in her white gown and silver breast plate, Elizabeth’s speech prepared her troops for the Spanish Armada heading their way in hopes of invading England. Along with preparing her troops and informing them of what was to come, Elizabeth’s words also persuaded her troops to trust in her and …show more content…
trust in themselves while entertaining their concerns with a reassurance that their victories and obstacles that they will overcome will not go unnoticed. She begins by ignoring her advisers’ warning of to proceed with caution on how they commit themselves to armed troops, for fear of betrayal. She ignores these warnings because she does not want to live to distrust her faithful people.
From the beginning of her reign she has placed her strength in the “loyal hearts and good will” of her subjects (285). She follows this by informing her troops that she will be lying down her honor and pride for her kingdom, her people, and her God. This gains the trust of her audience from the beginning and ensures their engagement and active participation throughout the rest of her speech. As she continues on, she uses the appeal to her audience’s emotions by describing herself as a feeble woman with the heart of a king which speaks to the patriarchal English society of the time. She promises her troops that she will take up arms herself if any foreign ruler dare to invader her borders. She reassures them that she will instruct them as their general, council them like a judge, and reward them for every one of their victories on the battlefield. She then praises them for all they have already done and promises them that they will be paid for their prior accomplishments and those that are yet to come. This instills a sense of pride into her troops and enables them to realize that their duties are not going
unnoticed. By appealing to her audience’s emotions and gaining their trust, she establishes a sense of pride and confidence in themselves and in their nation. It allows them to confidently fight off the Spanish Armada with a sense of pride and dignity, knowing that their effort is being praised and appreciated at home. I personally believe that overall Queen Elizabeth’s speech was exceptionally successful. It fulfilled each purpose of a speech in that with such few words, she was able to inform her troops of what was to come, entertain their concerns, and eventually persuade them into fighting with pride in themselves and their nation. Her strategic use of literary devices such as appeal to emotion and exaggeration further aided push to persuade her troops to fight with pride, knowing that people back home were supporting them. As she stood before them in her white gown and breast plate she represented more than Britain’s ruler. She represented their guardian angel, ready to guide each individual soldier through battle, which provided her troops with added reassurance. This reassurance was able to evoke enough confidence that her troops needed to fight the Spanish and ward off the invasion, thus making her speech a true success.
Margaret Sanger, a well known feminist and women's reproductive right activist in USA history wrote the famous speech: The Children's Era. This speech focuses on the topic of women's reproductive freedom. Sanger uses rhetorical forms of communication to persuade and modify the perspectives of the audience through the use of analogy and pathos. She uses reason, thought and emotion to lead her speech.
Eulogies are filled with deep feelings and great love. Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy for Ronald Reagan was filled with rhetorical devices that helped people feel the feelings that she poured out. Margaret Thatcher pours out her love and honor to Ronald Reagan through parallelism, repetition, and her language choice.
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.
Margaret Thatcher, ex-prime minister of the UK, uses many different rhetorical devices in her eulogy to Ronald Regan. She effectively employs many different strategies. They all help make her writing more powerful.
In a letter Abigail Adams rights to her son, John Quincy Adams, who is traveling abroad with his father, John Adams, she advises her son to take advantage of the opportunities he has to utilize his own knowledge and talents to improve his sophistication and obtain growth in expanding im his character. Abigail Adams carried a maternal tone to encourage her son along his journey throughout the letter. Adams supports her position by giving examples with pathos, analogies and allusions.
On August 20th, 1992 Mary Fisher addressed the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas in what is now one of the most famous speeches given in recent American history. Fisher, the daughter of a wealthy Republican, spoke on the importance being aware of the increasing danger of HIV/AIDS. Speaking from experience, Fisher is able talk about the danger of ignorance from the disease. She deploys metaphors and allusions pertaining to the Holocaust, as well as hypothetical experiences, to address a complacent, if not oppositional, Republican crowd. Fisher attempts to convince her political listeners of the very real danger that comes with ignoring HIV/AIDS. Fisher deploys a combination of the three appeals of logos, ethos and pathos to strengthen her speech as a persuasive argument. She expands upon her discussion by using metaphor throughout as an effective
On January 12, 1780, Abigail Adams, former First Lady, wrote to her son, John Quincy Adams, while he was abroad with his father and brother. Adams addressed to her son and future President to maintain his spirit to learn and grow. She expressed his purpose through her motherly tone, various religious and historical allusions, use of logos, rhetorical question with simple syntax and use of metaphors.
On June 11, 2004, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a eulogy to the American people in honor of former United States president, Ronald Reagan. In this eulogy, Thatcher uses parallel syntax and diction to create a sense of not only sadness, but pride in the hearts of the American people. Through the use of parallel syntax and diction, Thatcher is able to effectively convey her message to her audience in a very meaningful and powerful way. In the first paragraph Thatcher says, “I have lost a dear friend”, by saying this she is connecting herself to her audience. She is letting her audience know that she had a close relationship with Ronald Reagan, and that we can believe what she is telling us.
During 1931, a second grand war begin with national powers uniting together. Many nations instantly took arms, but the US decided to stay neutral. As a result, European countries established a new flourishing fear of being overthrown by eastern communist foes(“World”). Then the dreadful event on December 6, 1941, caused the US to reconsider its own stance on the war. Allied Powers realized their opportunity to use Pearl Harbor to gain a chance to determine their own fate in war. On December 26, 1941, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, presented a speech eventually known as “Masters of Our Fate” to the US Senate and the House of Representatives(“Winston”). Through the use of esoteric rhetorical questions, vivid metaphors,
Through her speech, Queen Elizabeth inspired her people to fight for the country of England against the Spaniards. Queen Elizabeth persuaded the English troops to defend their country with rhetoric devices such as diction, imagery, and sentence structure to raise their morale and gain loyalty as a woman in power.
On September 5, 1995 Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech to the United Nations 4th World Conference during a Women Plenary Session, located in Beijing, China. Clinton spoke about how women around the world were not treated equally, how women rights should be equal to human rights, and the ghastly abuse and discrimination women faced around the world. The reason for the conference was to strengthen women, families, and societies in order to empower women to taking control of their lives and not be subject to such discrimination. She emphasized how education, health care, jobs, and political rights were not equal between genders and that the world needed to change. Clinton gave a very convincing speech because of her use of rhetorical techniques. The use of pathos, ethos, logos, and anaphora created a powerful, persuasive argument against the way women were treated around the world. Clintons main goal of this speech was to appeal to the audience and convince them that this is unequal treatment is an immense matter and needs to be addressed all over the world.
Abigail Adams’s Letter On January 12th, 1780, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son John Quincy Adams, to help guide and support him on his “second voyage to France” (line 3). Throughout, she uses emotion mixed with information to help convey her message to John. Abigail Adams, being the concerned, loving mother she is, uses rhetorical strategies in her letter to advise her son. Pathos was used to assist her in motivating John Quincy Adams.
In this eulogy, Margaret Thatcher uses three main rhetorical devices to convey her message such as repetition, ethos, and pathos. Thatcher uses these three specific devices to prove Ronald Reagan was an outstanding man.
It has been sixteen years since the tragic death of Princess Diana. Although she passed away on August 31, 1997, those she left behind strive to continue her legacy of love, zest for life, and compassion. The articles about Princess Diana’s death use many types of rhetorical devices to convey their purpose to the reader.
In front of a large open room full of America’s elected politicians and representatives, Winston churchill gave a speech regarding the country’s entrance into World War Two. The newly war bound country is still under the shock of the events of Pearl Harbor and has declared war on the Axis powers. Winston Churchill is sitting Prime MInister of Britain, and he is a huge political figure in the war. His political ability can be likened to his fantastic and intellectual speaking abilities. Churchill uses different tones to address himself, the reasons that the war started, and the reasons why the allies will win. He also uses allusions and metaphors to convey vivid imagery of the state of the war. Along with his vocal ability, Winston Churchill also uses conserved gestures and body movement to show professionalism. The speech was given as a reassurance to America’s government along with the American public that the allies should and will win the war. Even though he believes that the allies will win, it is quite