Speaking and Listening

As many of you know, Barack Obama was recently elected as the new president of the United States of America.
When he was elected, he delivered a very powerful and meaningful speech to the people of America.

1) Watch the video of Barack Obama’s speech here. Below the video, you can also find a written version of his speech.

Once you have watched the video, read through his speech.
Copy and paste the speech into a word document.
Highlight and label all of the rhetorical devices listed below that Obama uses in his speech.

Rhetorical devices you should look for:

Emotive language

Sound patterns (alliteration, assonance etc)

Contrast

Repetition

The ‘rule of 3’

Description and Imagery (Similes, metaphors, personification)


2) Make a collage to represents some of the issues and topics he discusses in his speech.

For example, you could include a picture of his family, as he talks about his wife and children.