Margaret Thatcher: Honorable And Admirable Eulogy For Former President Ronald Reagan

Margaret Thatcher, produced nonetheless a honorable and admirable eulogy for former president Ronald Reagan. To communicate her most heartfelt position on Reagan's importance she uses skills and techniques, such as rhetorical devices. Eulogies are usually heartfelt and very compassionate and Thatcher's was nevertheless solicitous. In honor of Reagan's ministrations, this eulogy essence was emanated through repetition, the appeal of pathos, allusions, parallelism, and her word choice/diction.

Thatcher uses the strategy of repetition throughout her eulogy to express her stance on of the passing of her companion. She uses this technique to build her structure and augment how individuals viewed him. Some examples from the passage are: "Others prophesied the decline of the West." "Others saw only limits to growth." and "Others hoped, at best, for an uneasy cohabitation with the Soviet Union.". In those three sentences the first word of each sentence corresponding, the same, to each other. Thatcher also repeats the word "when". She used this locution to indicate that Reagan was "the man" whenever it deemed necessary. In the introduction the word "great" was recurrent. She did this not just to exalt him but to appeal to her audience.

That’s why Thatcher's appeal of pathos was a great selection. During this time, the audience needed sympathy and she provided throughout her eulogy. She made