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• Speaker + his/her position

• when, what occasion, whom the speech was delivered

• theme/topic

• purpose of the speech (briefly)

• outline the structure

• summarize main arguments

• quote examples of stylistic devices + strategies + function

• sum up

• put into historical context (if necessary)

• personal opinion if speech succeeds in fullfilling objectives

Personal pronomen

-> personal relationship

Anrede

-> reader = involved

Rhethhorische frage

-> attentin; thinking

Referenz

-> connection

Alliteration

-> underlines idea

Only 2 possible solutions to a problem

-> offers simple solution

Zeitform

-> will-future (urgency)

impression on having a clear meaning

-> sense of shared meaning

positive/ negative wörter

vergleich

-> emotions

formelle sprache

-> formal = serious; informal = easy to grasp

paratax/ hypotax

-> drums idea inti minds (P); room for explanation (H)

Wiederholung

-> underlines idea

Aufzählung

Anapher

-> attention to idea

Parallelismus

-> emphasises idea

Klimax

-> captures attention

Metapher

-> new insight

Vergleich

-> ‘‘like’’ & ‘‘as’’

Personifikation

-> arouses awarness

1776

‘‘all men are created equal’’ only apllied to white property owners

1861-1865

Main issue was slavery. Victory led to the abolition of slavery (13th amendment 1865)

Enforces racial segregation and denied black people basic rights; widespread voilence and lynchings

1950s-1960s

led by marthin luther king jr (peaceful protests) and Malcom X (more radical)

Key laws:

• Cicil Rights Act (1964): Ended Segregation

• Voting rights act (1965): removed barriers to black voting

• Fair housing act (1968): banned housing discrimination

2013-present

protests against police violence and systematic racism