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Diction

Example: Denotation – “a date which will live in infamy”,

Analysis:Denotation- The word “infamy” is used to tell that they will remember this bad deed. This informs the reader that beginning that the speeches are going to be a tragic topic.

Example:Connotation- “But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us”,

Analysis:Connotation - The word “onslaught” is used as a negative connotation. The listener will feel more sad yet angry towards the enemy for what they done.

Language

The casualty list at Pearl Harbor included 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians killed, and 1,178 wounded. Over a thousand crewmen aboard the USS Arizona battleship were killed after a 1,760 pound aerial bomb penetrated the forward magazine causing catastrophic explosions.

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Imagery

Pathos-“ Our people, Our Territory, and our interests”

Roosevelt used Pathos to give the listener a feeling of unity and togetherness, which America needed to

Logos – “Yesterday, December 7th,1941, a date which will live in infamy—the U.S. of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces

Roosevelt believes the logical thing to do would be to fight back against Japan.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Was His Speech Effective?After Roosevelt's addresses to Congress and to the nation, Americans responded with patriotic fervor and an unshakeable commitment to victory. Even many of those staunchly opposing America's involvement in World War II—like the aviator Charles Lindbergh, who was a leader in the antiwar America First Committee—now announced that the country had no choice but to react.

To urge Congress to formally declare war on Japan and To rally the American people to support the war effort

Syntax

December 7th, 1941

Audience – Vice President, The speaker of the House , Members of the Senate and house of representatives, and the nation

Details

Speaker : Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Narrative Structure: Speech , Pearl Harbor Address

Point of view- 1st person Plural, He uses the words “we” and our throughout the speech. These words help to bring everyone listening to the speech together as one big family.

1st person singular, FDR uses “I” and “Me” shows the reader that he is taking matter into his own hands.

Repetition – “There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interest are in grave danger”,

Repetition – Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

Repetition - The word “our” is used to let the listener feel connected in the speech. Therefore, the bringing more emotion onto the listener.

Repetition- Emphasizes to the listener the amount of burden Japan has brought upon not only in the U.S. but numerous other people

Pinpointing the enemy- Using this method of propaganda lets the listener know that Japan is the one to blame for all the hardships that have been brought upon the U.S.

Tone- urgent, authorative, Logical

The main intent of pinpointing the enemy is to persuade the listener to follow FDR and agree to declare war on Japan.

Rhetorical Devices

Tone

Irony- “The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.”

This passage is to inform the listener is to inform the listener of the treaty that the United States and Japan had. That brings irony towards the U.S. because they had peace with Japan, meaning that they did not expect Japan to attack them.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address

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By:Willie Butler

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