https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n Rhetorical Appeals and Devices in Speeches en-us 2019-05-02 03:02:07 UTC 2019-05-02 21:17:01 UTC hello@padlet.com lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356048832 Alexandria Tilton, Period 4]]> 2019-05-02 03:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356048832 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356049843 "I have been in the ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans"(Gehrig 2). ]]> 2019-05-02 03:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356049843 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356051900 "That's my judgement as Commander-in-Chief. But I'm also the President of the worlds oldest constitutional democracy"(Obama 6). ]]> 2019-05-02 03:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356051900 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356052304 "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan"(Roosevelt 1) ]]> 2019-05-02 03:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356052304 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356053122 "Who wouldn't consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also the builder of baseball's greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy?"(Gehrig 4). The definition of parallelism is: several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show the ideas are equal in importance. The quote shows parallelism because during several sentences the speaker uses examples of the people he has met during his career and expresses that they are of equal importance. ]]> 2019-05-02 03:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356053122 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356054333 "Which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day?"(Gehrig 2). The definition of a rhetorical question is: a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer. The quote is a rhetorical question because Gehrig probably did not expect and entire stadium of people to answer his question. ]]> 2019-05-02 03:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356054333 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356055479 "Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island"(Roosevelt 6-8). The definition of anaphora is: the repetition at the beginning of a line. The quote shows anaphora because at the beginning of each sentence it begins with "Last night, the Japanese attacked...". ]]> 2019-05-02 03:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356055479 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356059639  "Over the past two years, what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of Bashar al-Assad has turned into a brutal civil war"(Obama 1). The definition of juxtaposition is: putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. The quote shows juxtaposition because it contrasts the peaceful protests to a brutal civil war. ]]> 2019-05-02 04:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356059639 lexilulu008 https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356062746 "I regret to tell you that very many american lives have been lost"(Roosevelt 4). The definition of euphemism is: a mild or pleasant term used in place of a unpleasant or offensive on. The quote shows this by Roosevelt choosing to leave out how many Americans lost their lives and how, and instead uses a milder version.]]> 2019-05-02 04:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lexilulu008/4xu345co6d6n/wish/356062746