This text conforms to the conventions of a speech, with the purpose to activate and convince. You can clearly see this when looking at the purpose, the tone and mood and the structure of this text, which contain defining characteristics of a speech. Furthermore, there is a big use of rhetorical devices and ethos, pathos and logos, which are often used in speeches.
The main purpose of this speech is to inform, persuade and to inspire. He also wanted to create the feeling of hope. In the first sentence; “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message” he immediately says that he has a message to transmit. George needed to convey a message to his people,
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He uses a confident or wise tone to create a feeling of trust, and he uses a hopeful tone to create a feeling of hope. You can clearly see this in the next sentence. “If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it, ready for whatever service or sacrifice it may demand, then, with God 's help, we shall prevail. A determined, encouraging or reassuring tone to create a feeling of faith”. In this sentence for example, he is speaking with a confident and hopeful tone. This make the audience believe that he is trustworthy and that what he says is true. He this way makes them believe they will win, thus creating the feeling of hope. He also uses an ominous tone to create a feeling of sadness. “May He bless and keep us all”. In this sentence for example, he uses an ominous tone to clearly state that “dark days” are laying ahead. So you can see he uses a lot of different tones, and these weren’t even all of them. He uses them in such a way to convey his message in the best way possible, and to let the people believe in him. He kind of manipulates the people this way, so that they will join him at his side when needed. Using several different tones is a characteristic of a