1. SPEECH IS POWER Vocabulary

2. What is a speech?  A nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience.

3. Types of Speeches:  Political speech  Address  Sermon

4. Political Speech  A speech focusing on an issue relating to government

5. Address  A formal speech prepared for a special occasion, such as the dedication of a memorial or the inauguration of a new leader

6. sermon  A speech intended to provide religious instruction

7. Rhetorical Device  Patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis, clarify meaning, and stir listeners’ emotions  Restatement  Anaphora  Rhetorical questions  Repetition  Parallelism  Antithesis  Exclamation  Allusion

8. Restatement  Expressing the same ideas using different words Abraham Lincoln: “we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground.”

9. Anaphora  Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases  Winston Churchill: “We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans.”

10. Rhetorical Questions  Questions asked for effect rather than answers  Benjamin Franklin  “From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?”

11. Repetition  Restating an idea using the same words  Patrick Henry  “The war is inevitable—and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!”

12. Parallelism  Repeating a grammatical structure  Abraham Lincoln:  “With malice toward none; with charity for all…”

13. Antithesis  Juxtaposition of strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas  John F. Kennedy  “…Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

14. Exclamation  An emotional statement, often indicated in texts by an exclamation mark.  Patrick Henry  “…as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”