The Book Of The Governor Rhetorical Analysis

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While Others fail their style choices, The most stylistically poor excerpt was from Sir Thomas Eliot's "The Book of the Governor because It loses its argument in attempting to be stylish, It's difficult to grasp initially, and It holds the fewest stylistic choices. Elyot uses complex phrases such as "who purposing to have in his garden a fine and precious herb, that shulde be to him and all other repairing thereto...". While this sentence goes on and formulates a viable and complete argument it loses its meaning in all the connections. The most direct route with connections that help bridge gaps along the way are persuasive, but when those connections elongate and become restrictive rather than freeing or pleasant. Not for this reason alone does the excerpt receive the lowest score, but because it combines with when he states “Semblable order will I ensue in the forming of gentle wits of nobleman's children, who, from the womb of their mother, shall be purposed or apte to the governance of a public weale”. Elyot tries to say so much in this sentence, alluding to the age, values, strengths …show more content…

Einstein uses a plethora of comparisons, personifications, allusions, and he uses these stylistic tools well. For example he makes a contrast between a society of unoriginal drones and a society of specialized independents. In doing so, he debases the opposing argument while lifting his own logically and clearly. Einstein also uses personification of education, treating it like a plant needing care, similar to Elyot; however, Einstein's personification doesn't cast a shadow upon his work, but rather casts a light to allow others to see. These are not the only reasons, but even with Einstein's style, that is not all that makes a good

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