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FLUENCY

FLUENCY. FLOW – RHYTHM – PACING …of music. "We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion.  We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers -- in English, Hebrew, and Arabic."

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FLUENCY

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  1. FLUENCY

  2. FLOW – RHYTHM – PACING …of music

  3. "We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion.  We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers -- in English, Hebrew, and Arabic." George W. Bush, 9-20-01 Address to the Nation on Terrorism FLOW – RHYTHM – PACINGof language Repetition of “we have…” at the beginning of sentences. - Grammar and syntax is similar in series of phrases: “verb(ing) of noun” - unfurling of flags - lighting of candles - giving of blood - saying of prayers - Rising in intensity – “flags / candles  blood / prayers

  4. "We have petitioned and our petitions have been scorned. We have entreated and our entreaties have been disregarded. We have begged and they have mocked when our calamity came. We beg no longer. We entreat no more. We petition no more. We defy them.“ -- William Jennings Bryan FLOW – RHYTHM – PACINGof language Repetition of “we have..” at the beginning of sentences, changes to just “we” after third sentence.(emphasizes past and present/ future) sentences 1-3 have very similar grammar and syntax:“We have verb(ed) and our noun(s) have been verb(ed)” Sentences get shorter and shorter as the passage progresses. Two sentences end with the same set of words: “no more” and another is very similar: “no longer”

  5. "For the Ireland of 1963, one of the youngest of nations and the oldest of civilizations, has discovered that the achievement of nationhood is not an end but a beginning. In the years since independence, you have undergone a new and peaceful revolution, an economic and industrial revolution, transforming the face of this land while still holding to the old spiritual and cultural values. You have modernized your economy, harnessed your rivers, diversified your industry, liberalized your trade, electrified your farms, accelerated your rate of growth, and improved the living standards of your people.“ -- John F. Kennedy, Address to the Irish Parliament FLOW – RHYTHM – PACINGof language Contrasting with opposites:- youngest of nations- oldest of civilizations not an end but a beginning Back to back phrases end with same word, directly behind two adjectives: a new and peaceful revolution… an economic and industrial revolution Listing many achievements, using same grammar structure each time, and increasing in importance. “verb(ed) your noun” - Omission (leaving out) of the word “and” between the listed items – only uses commas between.

  6. PARALELLISM • achieving balancein a passage / text. • Look for similarity in… • the syntactical structureof a set of words in successive phrases, clauses, or sentences; • successive words, phrases, clauses with the same or very similar grammatical structure.

  7. ANTITHESIS

  8. ANAPHORA / EPISTROPHE

  9. ASYNDETON

  10. CLIMAX

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