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The Blind Side

Tone:

Anticipatory

Leigh Anne uses figurative language when she says the linemen are frozen, as they are not literally. The use of this figurative language puts emphasis on the fact that the linemen have little movement.

"linemen are frozen"

Leigh Anne uses this simile to emphasize the fact that football is dangerous when she compares the collision of players to a traffic accident.

"One-Mississippi - Joe Theismann, the Redskins quarterback takes the snap and hands-off to his runnin' mate. Two-Mississippi - it's a trick play, a flea-flicker. And the runnin' back tosses back to the quarterback. Three-Mississippi - up 'til now the play's been defined by what he doesn't. Four-Mississippi - Lawrence Taylor is the best defensive player in the NFL. And has been from the time that he walked onto the field as a rookie. He will also change the game of football as we know it... Legendary quarterback Joe Theismann never played another down of football."

Subject:

Football

Purpose: To explain to viewers the importance of the left tackle in football, to protect the quarterback's blind side.

"From the snap of the ball to the snap of the first bones"

Leigh Anne uses this anaphora with the repetitive "snap of" phrase to put emphasis on the details and give viewers a mental image.

Leigh Anne uses this anecdote during her narration to engage listeners while also explaining the importance of the left tackle, to protect the blind side.

"like a traffic accident"

Occasion:

Mississippi (2000's)

Speaker:

Leigh Anne Tuohy

"Because, as every housewife knows, the first check you write is for the mortgage, but the second is for the insurance. The left tackle's job is to protect the quarterback from what he can't see coming. To protect his blind side."

Leigh Anne's use of an analogy comparing insurance to the left tackle gives viewers a better understanding of what she is trying to convey about the importance of the position.

The Speech

The speech is a narration at the start of the movie.

Audience: Viewers of the movie

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