Name: _____________________________
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES IN OLD MAJOR’S SPEECH
Problems that are
happening in the
community
Who is causing
these problems?
The speech
writer’s vision for
the future – What
will the world be
like when the
problems stop?
(One on Page 30)
Examples of
Alliteration
(repeating letters
or sounds)
Ex: “The cat can’t
call Claudia.”
Date: ______________
(One on Page 28)
Examples of
Repetition
(repeating words
or phrases)
Examples of
Metaphor
(comparison NOT
using like or as)
(One on Page 28)
“Let our dreams
soar on wings of
optimism!”
Examples of
Rhetorical
Question
(questions for
effect rather than
to be answered)
(One on Page 28)
“Will we stand
now on the brink
of history or will
we let the
moment pass
unchallenged?”
Examples of
Allusion
(historical or
literary reference)
“Present Kennedy
once told us to
‘Ask what we
could do for our
country.’ And,
now is the time to
DO!”
(One on Page 32)