John Downe's Persuasive Letter To His Wife

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In the persuasive letter to his wife, John Downe uses several rhetorical devices such as diction, hyperbole, and juxtaposition as well as several tones to convince her to emigrate to the United States. In the first paragraph, Downe uses diction and an inviting tone using words like ¨welcome¨ in order to describe what life in America is like. Downe uses long sentences to list examples of specific inexpensive items. He conveys America as a land bountiful in opportunity using the hyperbole ¨But there is plenty of room yet, and will be for a thousand years...¨ Downe tries to persuade his wife to join him by giving her proof that she could have anything she wanted in America. In the second paragraph, Downe shifts from giving his wife massive