Editing Internet Texts/American Exceptionalism and National Myths in John F. Kennedy's Rhetoric/Tasks

Decide which rhetorical device each of the following is an example of.

Task 1

1

"Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked

Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last

night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island." (Franklin

Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor Address) .

2

“Can anyone look at our reduced standing in the world today and say, ‘Let's have four more years of this’? (Ronald

Reagan, 1980 RNC Acceptance Address) .

3

"But there are many mountains yet to climb. We will not rest until every American enjoys the fullness of freedom, dignity, and opportunity as our birthright." (Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address) .

4

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." (Johm F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address)

Task 2

1 "Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can repair this world." (Barack Obama, New Hampshire Primary Speech)

	anaphora
	antithesis
	logos

2 "This evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter, and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another." (Barack Obama on the Shooting in Connecticut)

	pathos
	ethos
	logos

3 "But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation." (Martin Luther King, I have a dream)

	chiasmus
	oxymoron
	metaphor

4 "Somewhere at this very moment a child is being born in America. Let it be our cause to give that child a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future." (Bill Clinton, 1992 DNC Acceptance Address)

	ethos
	alliteration
	metaphor

5 "We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change." (John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address)

	antithesis
	pathos
	anaphora