| 5 Rhetorical Devices | ||||
| Julius Caesar Rhetorical Devices
5 Rhetorical Devices 1. "I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know." This is an example of anastrophe because it inverts the natural or usual word order. 2. "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at, as he was valiant, I honour him; as he was ambitious, I slew him. This shows an example of Isocolon because the sentence structure is parallel with the same number of words. 3. "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man." This is an example of Asyndeton because it contains a conjunction combining related clauses. 4. "Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins in his sacred blood." -Antony. This is an example of polysendeton because Antony intentional uses many conjunctions, to be detailed and is used twice. 5. "Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe." This shows an example of Anaphora because there is a repeated group of words throughout the sentence creating a rhythm. |
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