Read the following lines from President Obama’s speech and place a check mark next to each rhetorical device or type of figurati
ve language that is being used “And to those Americans who—whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your President, too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.”
"This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can."
repetition
simile
metaphor
imagery
analogy
parallelism
rhetorical questions
climax and reference were rhetorical strategies Obama used in his campaign speeches.
<h3>What is the rhetorical device?</h3>
An author or speaker employs a rhetorical device, also known as a persuasive device, persuasive device, or stylistic device, to persuade the listener or reader of meaning with the intention of convincing them towards considering an issue from a perspective.
The response explains three of Obama's rhetorical strategies (emotional appeal in paragraph 2, logical argument in paragraph 3, and use of simile in paragraph 4).
The definition of aristocratic is someone or something that is part of or similar to royalty or people who believe they are superior in some way. When someone likes to buy expensive things and enjoy the best of everything it is an example of having aristocratic tastes.
