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Obama's Victory Speech (1 Viewer)

baekuai

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Can anyone suggest some good literary techniques in Obama's speech that represent belonging??
 

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In terms of dramatic dynamics (e.g. the delivery side of the speech) consider:

Power -> strength.
Pause -> silence.
Pace -> speed.
Pressure -> stress.
Pitch -> song.

Literary techniques: look for the usual suspects e.g. simile, metaphor, multisensory imagery. But keep an extra eye out for hyperbole (exaggeration), rhetorical questions, exclaimations (exclaimation mark will signify this), onomatopoeia, alliteration/assonance/consonance, rhyme, cliche etc.

You'll be fine.
 

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