"Yet he juxtaposes this dark imagery with the imagery of hope he creates with positive diction. ... President Obama's pertinent use of diction explicitly reveals Obama's sentiment towards issues. ... Obama uses diction in his speech because it enhances the message he is trying to depict. By enhancing his credibility through the use of diction Obama manages to catch the reader's attention. ... This use of diction is also a method of pathos as he creates the emotion of hope in the audience with his choice of words. ...

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By analyzing the purpose, structure, and diction of King's speech we may achieve a better understanding of the black movement, and the harsh reality of the times. ... King has a sly underlying significance in his diction. ... With this persuasion comes polished diction. ...

• Word Count: 788
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• Grade Level: High School

Through his diction, arrangement, tone and appeal to common Christian values, Lincoln unites a broken country by creating a spirit of a National Unity through forgiveness. ... Lincoln used his diction, showed fair mindedness and brought both sides back to one nation (Ethos), by calling for unity for "all" and time for Reconstruction. ... In his diction, he talks of unity and one nation, using words like "all", "both", "each" and "neither", he is reminding the people of the ideals they all share and live by. ... He used common ground in Chr...

• Word Count: 915
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Gioia is able to sway his audience to devote more time to the simple task of reading works of intellectual value through fearful diction and compelling consequences associated with being illiterate. Through his article, Gioia implements fearful diction to express his concern that America's future is in the hands of those who are less informed and comprehending of situations; economic and social. ...

• Word Count: 510
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

The Test by Angelica Gibbs has used such elements of narrative such as setting, characterisation and diction to both emphasis and develop the dominant issues raised within this short story. ... The diction used in this text plays a significant role to the emphasis of the central issue and setting of this text. ...

• Word Count: 631
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ewald uses concrete diction by stating facts at the beginning of her sentences such as "He was taken," and firm phrases such as; "I am writing to you" making it so there is no confusion as to her purpose for sending the letter to Hussein. ... Ewald uses unifying diction throughout this portion of her letter. ...

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In this he employed optimal diction and communal Christianity so that he could put everyone on common ground rather than a split valley. Lincoln establishes this by using optimal diction through how he invokes a sense of togetherness and intermutual ground for both, North and South, to find a compromise. ... His use of parallelism allows them to contrast and realize that the similarities outweigh the differences, while the optimal diction and communal Christianity group the people as a nation rather than states due to their same beliefs. ...

• Word Count: 929
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through the use of irony, imagery, diction, and tone the reader can infer that the theme of the poem is about the conflict of cultural differences and values. ... Sherman Alexie's "The Amtrak from Boston to New York," uses diction to identify speaker's internal and external conflict. ... Through the use of irony, imagery, diction, and tone the reader can conclude that the theme of the poem is about the conflict of cultural differences and values....

• Word Count: 864
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• Has Bibliography

Throughout the passage from the scarlet Letter, Author Nathaniel Hawthorne's emotions about the Puritans and the Puritan community are deeply expressed with a sense of critisism and mockery. The Puritans, who are to be honorable people with good morals, are described by Hawthorne as harsh, and hypo...

• Word Count: 398
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The diction of the phrases "shapers of pitchers- (line 10) and "workers of stone- (line 11) imply that a symbiotic relationship existed between the people and nature. ... Diction plays a particularly important role in the final section; words such as "victory,""(line 87) "garlanded,""(line 86) "radiant light,""(line 91) and "flutter-(line 93) convey the speaker's positivism. ...

• Word Count: 954
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Metaphors in I Have a Dream speech Forty years ago, in the heart of this country's capital, an assembly formed near the Lincoln Memorial, a memorial to the author of the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in the Confederacy "free forever". Just as Lincoln did in his time, another...

• Word Count: 557
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Reservation Life in Literature Ask someone what comes to mind when they think of an Indian reservation and you might get anything from tribal dances with feathery headdresses, and teepees to buffalo running wild, Indians on horseback, the Calvary chasing close behind with their guns blazing. That ...

• Word Count: 1165
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate