1. Pre-reading questions
2. Structure of the text
3. Detailed study of the text
Identify the name of the figure of speech used in the following sentences.
1. …，ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice…
2. United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.
3. … not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.
4. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.
Key:
1. alliteration; 2. antithesis; 3. parallelism; 4. anadiplosis
Rewrite the following sentences by turning ordinary expressions into emphatic forms or vice versa.
1. We produce good shoes for all marathon runners.
2. The two brothers are quite different.
3. I haven’t seen you for a long time.
4. The professor has a good knowledge of the ancient Greek culture.
Key:
1. We produce the best shoes of the world for all marathon runners.
2. The two brothers are different in a thousand and one ways.
3. I haven’t seen you for ages.
4. The professor has an encyclopedic knowledge of the ancient Greek culture.
