Freshmen English Speech Devices

1. The American Revolution and Speech Devices
“Speech in the
Virginia Convention”
LO: Understand authors purpose, theme(s), diction, mood, syntax, imagery,
audience, structure/organization, persuasive techniques, and other rhetorical
techniques.
This session will be recorded for learning purposes.
Learning purposes include: a lesson review for students who
are absent, students who want to review for a test, and
students who attend synchronously.

2. Housekeeping 101

3. Name some great speakers or speeches
Write it on the board

4. John Locke’s Beliefs
• all people are born equal.
• education can free people from the
subjugation of tyranny.
• government has a moral obligation to
guarantee that individuals always retain
sovereignty over their own rights,
including ownership of property that
results from their own labor.
1632-1704

5. The Colonists
• Americans were content to be left alone
in the colonies.
• They had experience in self-government
and were opposed to a standing army.
• They were especially adamant in their
opposition to taxation without
representation.

6. Patrick Henry
• Patrick Henry was the
most famous orator of
the American
Revolution.
• He delivered this speech
in March 1775 to the
Second Virginia
Provincial Convention.
• Henry uses various
literary devices to create
a style of rhetoric which
sways his audience to
believe that the
Revolution must begin.
• He uses the appeals of
logos and pathos and
establishes ethos

7. Your Assignment
Parallelism
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Rhetorical QuestionsRepetition
Restatement

8. Rhetorical Question
• A question to which no
answer is expected
because the answer is
obvious.
• Often used to
emphasize a point or
create an emotional
effect.
“Can we forge against these
enemies a grand and global
alliance, North and South, East
and West, that can assure a
more fruitful life for all
mankind? Will you join in that
historic effort?”
–JFK Inaugural Address
Did you break that lamp?
- Standing next to the broken lamp

9. Ethos – ethical
• An appeal to the belief that the character is
of high moral standing.
• Refers to the trustworthiness of the
speaker/writer. The audience can trust the
presenter.
• Will the speaker/writer cause you harm?

10. Pathos – pathetic, sympathy, empathy
• An appeal to the emotions of the
audience.
• Used to alter the mindset of the
audience.
• How does the claim make you feel?

11. Logos – intellect or logic
• An appeal to the left/logical side of the
brain.
• Use of facts and reasoning to persuade
the audience.
• What patterns, conventions and modes
of reasoning do you see?

12. Parallelism
• Repeated use of a grammatical
structure in a sentence.
– Parts of speech are comparable and
balanced.
– When balanced, the writing flows smoothly
and avoids misunderstandings.

13. Repetition
• Repeating the SAME words or phrases
for emphasis
• This is done to make the information
stick in the minds of an audience.

14. Restatement
• Repeating an idea or concept by using
DIFFERENT words or phrases
• This is done to clarify (create a
connection) the information – make it
more clear (more people will
understand).

15. Today and Tomorrow
Complete the Lessons
Work on the Assignment
Submit the Assignment
Carry on!