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Speaker: Abigail Adams
Occasion: Abigail Adams writes to her son John Quincy Adams who is traveling with his father John Adams.
Type of text: Letter
Strong verb: advise
In this magnificent letter written by Abigail Adams, wife of 2nd president , John Adams writes to her son, John Quincy Adams. The reason of this letter was to persuade and encourage John Quincy Adams to achieve as much knowledge as he can through experience and to never let difficult times get in the way. Abigail uses the rhetorical strategy illustration/exemplification to display the main idea as to which Abigail wants her son to pursue the best set of qualities and life values. In the letter Abigail recall's what a author she met “compares a judicious traveler to a river , that increases its stream the further it flows from its source. With this illustration she shows the importance of her main idea which is to gain wisdom through experience. Abigail brings up Cicero the roman politician which she goes on to say “would he have shown so distinguished an orator if he had not roused , kindled, and inflamed the tyranny of Catiline, Verres , and Mark Anthony?.... habits of vigorous minds are formed in contending with difficulties.” This shows another main idea which is to not allow difficulties to get in the way. Using Cicero she shows he had obstacles like every human being face and wit each obstacle you have to overcome it. This letter was a common "mother to son talk"but with much examples and details . (Illustration/exemplification)
Occasion: Abigail Adams writes to her son John Quincy Adams who is traveling with his father John Adams.
Type of text: Letter
Strong verb: advise
In this magnificent letter written by Abigail Adams, wife of 2nd president , John Adams writes to her son, John Quincy Adams. The reason of this letter was to persuade and encourage John Quincy Adams to achieve as much knowledge as he can through experience and to never let difficult times get in the way. Abigail uses the rhetorical strategy illustration/exemplification to display the main idea as to which Abigail wants her son to pursue the best set of qualities and life values. In the letter Abigail recall's what a author she met “compares a judicious traveler to a river , that increases its stream the further it flows from its source. With this illustration she shows the importance of her main idea which is to gain wisdom through experience. Abigail brings up Cicero the roman politician which she goes on to say “would he have shown so distinguished an orator if he had not roused , kindled, and inflamed the tyranny of Catiline, Verres , and Mark Anthony?.... habits of vigorous minds are formed in contending with difficulties.” This shows another main idea which is to not allow difficulties to get in the way. Using Cicero she shows he had obstacles like every human being face and wit each obstacle you have to overcome it. This letter was a common "mother to son talk"but with much examples and details . (Illustration/exemplification)
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