Former prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher honors Ronald Reagan by writing a eulogy for his funeral. Thatcher’s purpose for writing this eulogy was to honor and remember Ronald Reagan for his accomplishments and change he brought as a president. Thatcher adopts an admirable tone by provoking the reader’s emotions and her word choices used throughout her eulogy. Thatcher’s eulogy starts off with her praising Reagan describing him as an overall great American.
Her speech involved a plethora of rhetorical devices to encourage a positive reaction from the troops. The top three rhetorical devices she used the most to evoke pathos were juxtaposition, anaphora, and enumeration. Throughout her speech there are several phrases used effectively to strike emotion. Juxtaposition was used many times throughout the Queen’s speech. She talks to her troops with rousing dialect
Because Thatcher shares her experience of losing Reagan, who she considers a great friend, the audience can now relate to her with their own personal experience
Speeches are used to commemorate points of history, and inform the general public of the product of their history but what makes a speech so impacting on it’s audience? Rhetorical devices give speeches and works of literature a way that can convey feelings or ideas to a viewer. When addressing during times of war or chaos, people such as Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Winston Churchill used these terms to better connect with their audience. Without these tools of the english language, dialogue and literature would be all the more dull and unappealing. However, with these useful instruments, writers and speakers can better communicate through some of the many rhetorical devices.
Margaret Thatcher Eulogy Literary Devises On June 11th 2004 Margaret Thatcher who use to be the former prime minister of Great Britain gave a eulogy on United States former President Ronald Reagan. Margret Thatcher speaks of four aspects of character about President Reagan. She describes him as Cheerful, Graceful, a firm leader, and hopeful for the future of the world and Russia. Margaret Thatcher described President Reagan in all these ways using many literary and Rhetorical devises here are them.
Thatcher shows her affection and her admiration to Reagan by applying these three rhetorical devices. She speaks with a precise and smooth style while managing to clearly express her purpose. Thatcher creates a sense of reminisce of her late associate and former president by using informal tone, to construct a relationship between the reader and the late President Ronald
For instance G.W. Busch during 9-11 and Abraham Lincoln with the Gettysburg Address. These two occasions might be different in many ways but they share a person rising to an opportunity to provide inspirational words for the people. Specifically, we can look at Ronald Reagan and how he rises to an occasion and unifies people while providing direction in a speech about the tragic “Challenger” event. My paper will use the Neo-Aristotelian criticism method, which explores the rhetorical situation and cannons of rhetoric.
Informing Americans that she worked with Reagan for eight years lets the citizens know that Thatcher and Reagan could have possibly knew a lot about each other. Thatcher uses ethos successfully in her eulogy because Americans can believe every single word that she says about
In 1984, it was again time to elect a president. Democrat Walter Mondale, former vice president under Jimmy Carter, was running against the current president, Ronald Reagan. Because of their lead in the polls, Reagan and his team decided not to attack Mondale, but to form a campaign based on being able to feel good about America again. Amongst the many commercials Reagan 's team did, "Morning in America" stands out as one of the greatest political ads ever. It created a sense that America was once again strong and Americans could feel secure in the knowledge that they were living in the greatest country in the world.
In his speech given at an event for the Kennedy Library Foundation, President Ronald Regan shows his admonition for former President John F. Kennedy and his accomplishments. He employs various rhetorical techniques including alluding to several historical figures, repeating sentences starting with “he” followed by a verb, and using imagery to create an honorable memory of JFK. Reagan delivered this speech to his audience of people attending the event with an admirable tone. His overall goal was to encourage people to donate to the Kennedy Library Foundation while also honoring the memory of President Kennedy. Reagan used numerous allusions throughout his speech in order to place JFK on a pedestal.
Ronald Regan’s speech, “A Time for Choosing”, was delivered October 27, 1964. This speech was an endorsement for Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign. This speech shows the dramatic political party shift that Reagan had, due to the presented circumstances. Before this speech, Regan was categorized as a democrat since infancy, but presented in his speech how he is now Republican.
A long time ago (A.D), there were two Kings (The queen was the nymph Thetis, and the king was the king of Myrmidons) they had a baby named Achilles (Greek hero of the Trojan War). A monster named Grendel (Described as descendants of the Biblical Cain) was born at the same time as Achilles (A.D). It was a festival night at Achilles’s castle where many people were dancing and having fun. King Achilles saw a beautiful lady dancing; her hair was a rich shade of mahogany.
President Ronald Reagan’s speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day is one to remember. He spoke of the bravery and showed the veterans gratitude for their selflessness to fight. The speech takes place in Normandy, France at the D-Day memorial. These veterans fought to give freedom back to those it was taken from. President Ronald Reagan does make a convincing argument in his remarks of the D-Day address because he not only recognizes the American veterans but also every veteran from the other countries who came to help.
In her eulogy for President Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, employs a number of rhetorical strategies to pay tribute to her close friend and ally. One strategy that Thatcher uses effectively is repetition. She repeatedly refers to Reagan as a "great man" and a "great president," emphasizing his stature and leadership. For example, she says, "Ronald Reagan was a great man.
Margaret Thatcher, the British Prime Minister at the time, gave a eulogy to the grieving American people in honor of the late Ronald Reagan on June 11th, 2004. In her speech, Thatcher used rhetorical techniques to show the strength and principles of Reagan and project those values onto the American people. To project the ideas of strength and firm ideals, Thatcher used repetition, elevated syntax and the tone of optimism and sincerity to convey her message. In the beginning of the speech, Thatcher used repetition to show what Reagan had accomplished in his lifetime.
