How Does Elizabeth Barrett Browning Use Rhetoric In Letter To Napoleon 3

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses great rhetoric throughout her letter to Napoleon III to convey her position on the matter of the banishment of Victor Hugo. Browning uses many rhetorical strategies in the letter. Some of her strongest points in the argument are her ethos, tropes and schemes, and pathos. Elizabeth Browning starts out her letter by setting up her ethos. She explains to the Emperor about herself and her life. She states, “having grown used to great men (among the Dead at least) I cannot feel entirely at loss in speaking to the emperor Napoleon.” By revealing this, Browning is attempting to build her virtue in the eyes of Napoleon, making her seem more than just a common person. She follows the first paragraph, where she crafted

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