And Ain T I A Woman Rhetorical Analysis

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Truth creates effective speech by using multiple rhetorical devices that help her successfully express that women and black people should be allowed to have more rights. Furthermore, Truth uses rhetorical questions throughout her speech which makes the audience consider the important parts of her speech. I also noticed that Truth repeated the same rhetorical questions in her speech. A rhetorical question that stands out to me from the speech that is repeated multiple times is, “And ain’t I a woman?” (Truth 830). I think this rhetorical question is effective because it makes the audience consider that Truth is a woman, and she deserves as much freedom as other people. Truth wants the audience to recognize all the hard work she has accomplished, like giving birth to thirteen children. Additionally, Truth does a good job of …show more content…

This statement shows that Truth has as much strength as a man, and that the audience should recognize that. Next, I think a metaphor in Truth’s speech could be, “If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you mean not to let me have my little half measure full?” (Truth 830). In this metaphor, Truth compares two different things, which are a pint and a quart. This metaphor is effective because it helps the Truth explain the point that men have more rights than women. Lastly, Truth uses an allusion near the end of her speech. Truth states, “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!” (Truth 831). Truth does not directly state the name of the first woman God created. However, Truth effectively implies that Eve is the woman that is being referred to. This rhetorical phrase connects Truth’s speech directly to the Bible, and it makes the speech more impactful to the

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