Question

How does Chisholm’s use of repetition and her use of loaded language contribute to the persuasive power of the speech? Support your answer with explicit textual evidence

Answer 1

Chisholm´s use of repetition draws attention to the heart of the matter she wants to point out ; discrimination for women.Discrimination is a word she repeats as she wants to show that women were considered inferior for certains posts, so inferior that the fact that they are able to become representatives in Congress needs a celebration or a great display.She is ironic in the sense that she knows women understand what she is talking about , but still uses repetition to be emphatic and to show frustration at so many years of not being recognized...." calculated system of prejudice..."..I am not stranger to prejudice.."She is persuasive because by mentioning women and their inferiority  suffered for so long , which was created for them from a men´s world, she is expressing change is at hand.