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Listen to the speech made by Winston Churchill ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parallelism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace.

Antithesis ,[object Object],Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

Anaphora ,[object Object],[object Object],For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and travelled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and ploughed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Parenthesis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The day consisted of troubles and triumphs

Analogy ,[object Object],Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get.

Metaphor ,[object Object],The fountain of knowledge will dry up unless it is continuously replenished by streams of new learning.

Hyperbole ,[object Object],[object Object],There are a thousand reasons why more research is needed on solar energy.

Litotes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],It’s not the cheeriest of weather outside.

Listen to the speech by Martin Luther King ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Litotes anaphora parallelism alliteration 2 nd person Personal pronoun Imperative

Barak Obama’s speech after winning the race for the White House 5/11/08 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll5baCAaQU Or http://filepedia.org/audio/obama-victory-speech-november-2008

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Read the next two paragraphs. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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