What is Diction?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZw5EKowE98
Queen Elizabeth’s Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35djJpYpP7k
1. Create a rhetorical square for “Speech to the Troops at Tilbuy” by Queen Elizabeth (page 40 in
the textbook).
2. What rhetorical strategies and style help her convey her message?
Strategy/Style
1st four Pronouns
Notice
Purpose
Effect
Switch in pronoun
Imagery 1st body
paragraph
Imagery of 2nd body
paragraph
Rule of three
3. What persona does she create for herself? How does this help her achieve her purpose?
4. Where is the shift in the speech? The tone shifts from __________________________ to
_________________.