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Declaration Of Independence Diction Essay

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Thomas Jefferson’s use of diction and imagery in the Declaration of Independence clarifies to the world that King George III and the British government have been shallow and narrow-minded to the colonies. Thomas Jefferson describes King George III as “forbidding his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance,” therefore proving the cruelty and selfish nature of King George III. Jefferson’s use of diction describing the British government and King George announces “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers”. The King does not want to assign new people to office and by keeping the same people, limits the opinions and Laws that can be passed. Jefferson uses …show more content…

Jefferson describes King George in the Declaration as “ refusing his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good”. Jefferson uses imagery as a way to persuade the people of the world to understand what the colonists are going through and to stand with them if the British retaliate, which is what the British did after the Declaration was released. Jefferson’s use of imagery creates panic for the other countries who read the Declaration by bringing to light the struggles the colonists went through to try and make peace with the British by stating “ We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury”. The colonists use imagery to depict the struggle they go through by pleading with the King and the British government to accept them as British colonists, but are refused every time. Jefferson’s imagery in the Declaration shows the “candid world” a look into the everyday struggles of the colonists that all fell back onto King George III. Jefferson describes Britain's mean behavior to the colonists by stating “He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance”. The colonists were dealing with the aggression and annoyance of British

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