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A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Song Pompeii

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Rhetorical analysis. Pompeii: a look at a rapidly changing globalizing society.

In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s difficult to find a person who has consistent morals and values. The way that people view each other changes by the minute because what people find acceptable changes just as fast. This modern condition is addressed in the song Pompeii by Bastille. The song Pompeii’s argument is one that compares our rapidly changing society with the devastating volcano eruption that occurred at Pompeii in 79AD. This song is about the moments before, during, and after Pompeii was covered in lava, and the citizens’ perspective of the occurrences. The song primarily uses pathos with considerable amounts of ethos and logos to create smooth
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