"Yes We Can" by Barack H. Obama
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gchatterjee on May 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Why does Obama repeat the word "we"? | To make it stuck in our heads. |
| Why does Obama use alliteration in the line "It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation" (Obama)? | To emphasize the line using consonance. |
| Does Obama use the rule of three? | Yes! (Example 1: "For when we have faced down impossible odds; when we've been told that we're not ready, or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people" (Obama). Example 2: "Yes. We. Can" (Obama).) |
| When does Obama use imagery in his speech? | When he uses examples that he wants us to connect with. (Example: "It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness" (Obama).) |
| Does Obama use analogies in his speech? | Yes. (Example: "Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world" (Obama).) |
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