Tone: The president seems right off the bat to try to make this conversation seem frank and sincere. This is exemplified by the fact that right away he says, “Please sit down,” like a teacher. He also draws on personal experiences such as his time in an ethics class or his personal differences from others.
Intonation: He uses intonation to help him create rhetorical questions and help to get his message of responsibility and traits that will help us not only personally succeed, but to help our country succeed.
Posture: Upright and tall, but with a approachable demeanor that keeps the conversation light and happy.
Diction: He uses simple diction, however, due to the way he speaks he keeps it seeming conversational, instead of coming across as demeaning and arrogant. For example as he compliments teachers, he helps students understand why they do it, this helps the students and me for that matter, understand and feel close to their teachers.
Repetition: This is not as prevalent as in Dr. King’s speech. However, there are several specific examples. One such example is after every main idea he states, “this needs to happen, Right Now.” This phrase was also prevalent in his “American Jobs Act, Speech”. One other repetition that President Obama uses was in one of the opening paragraphs, and that was “it doesn’t mean, It doesn’t mean,” This helps us to understand what he wants us to do exactly, by providing the counterexample.
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