Malala's Speech - Rhetorical Devices

"I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.
Those who have fought for their rights:
Their right to live in peace.
Their right to be treated with dignity.
Their right to equality of opportunity.
Their right to be educated." (Yousafzai).
This is an example of...

• hyperbole
• concession
• repetition
• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"I remember that there was a boy in our school who was asked by a journalist, 'Why are the Taliban against education?' He answered very simply. By pointing to his book he said, 'A Talib doesn't know what is written inside this book.' " (Yousafzai)
This is an example of...

• anecdote
• bandwagon
• contrast
• metonymy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

"This is the philosophy of non-violence that I have learnt from Gandhi Jee, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa" (Yousafzai).
The persuasive strategy used here is...

• logos
• ethos
• pathos
• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"And that is why they killed 14 innocent medical students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why they killed many female teachers and polio workers in Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa and FATA" (Yousafzai).
The persuasive strategy used here is...

• logos
• ethos
• pathos
• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Education is the only solution" (Yousafzai).
This is an example of...

• allusion
• direct question
• parallelism
• last resort

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5