E 315P Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hyperbole
Document Summary
Casura - pause in middle of sentence - wants readers attention. Elizabeth"s balance between her public image and private life. Paradox - represents how torn she is - petrarchan style influence. Wants love life but has public image to uphold - she is torn between desire and responsibility. Hyperbole - injured and pain of love - feels like end of the world. Nostalgic - when she was younger and had less-serious responsibilities. Recognition of loss - can"t have love, and is sad that she can"t because of the life she lives. Uses speech to create connection with soldiers and inspire them. Honor, duty, and genre theme and rhetoric.
