Ain't I a Woman?: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Ain't I a Woman?: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Biblical Allusion
Mid-19th Century speech pro-tip: when in doubt, reference the Bible.Yeah, we know. Barring a mishap with a time machine, it's unlikely that you'll find yourself giving speeches in the 1850s anytime...
Juxtaposition
In one hand, you've got men's frilly, pink ideal of women, and in the other, you've got cold hard reality. And they're about as different as, oh, a meticulously filtered Instagram and what's r...
Repetition
Sometimes, you've got to ask a question a few times. Especially if the people you're talking to seem bent on stopping their ears with their fingers and humming "La, la, la, la, la."And the people t...