Old
Major uses many rhetorical devices in his speech, for example Rhetorical
Questions, Tricolon and Contrast. I am going to analyze each one of them and
describe why he used it, what impact does it has on the other animals and what
impact it has one me as a reader.
Old
Major uses Rhetorical Questions to make the other animals think about the
situation they are in. He wants them to realize that they live in bad conditions
and by using this rhetorical device they start thinking more about themselves.
They start realizing that all the effort they put into their work is not well
rewarded. They give everything they can, but they do not receive what they
deserve. This device also makes me think about their situation and how
sometimes we treat animals the wrong way. “You cows […] how many thousands of
gallons of milk have you given during this last year? And what has happened to
that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves?” (p. 4, 5)
He
also uses Tricolon. He wants to make sure he has enough points to prove that he
is right. He also wants the other animals to believe him, so that is why he
needs to give them as many examples as he can. The other animals start thinking
about their situation and they have various reasons to say that Old Major is
right. They are starting to believe that a revolution against humans is needed.
It also makes me think that they have many reasons to start a rebellion. “The
soil of England is fertile, its climate is good, it is capable of affording
food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals that now inhabit
it” (p. 4)
As
other rhetorical device he uses Contrast. He wants to make sure they understand
that human’s life is much better than the life they are living. Old major wants
to contrast their comfort with the human comfort. The animals realize that
their situation is really bad and that humans are taking advantage of them. They
realize they are not living the way they are supposed to. Actually I think it
is not fair because we don’t treat them good. Sometimes we abuse their work. “All
men are enemies. All animals are comrades” (p. 6)
In
conclusion, we can see that Old Major uses rhetorical questions, tricolon and
contrast so that he can make his point clear. By using these rhetorical devices,
he is able to make the animals think about their situation and realize they are
not living the life they are supposed to.
This is focused work with some good explanations of rhetoric. Your language use is also much clearer, well done. However, you must resolve the issue with your P.E.A structuring as this has prevented you from a really successful analysis of the material.
ResponderEliminarIf you look at your paragraphs, you will notice that your examples of each rhetorical device are at the end of the paragraph - thus giving them a P.A.E structure. As a result, your analysis does not relate to your quote. This is a serious failing.
In your subsequent work, make sure you give an example and analyse that example. Your work will then be very strong.
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