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Rhetorical Analysis Of Downe's Letter To His Wife

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Downe's letter to his wife showed many rhetorical devices to try to convince his family to move from England to America. However, Downe's used tone and diction to grab her attention and pull her in coming to America. Downe's use of rhetorical devices is what shaped the atmosphere to be convincing. The author first starts of by telling his wife that he has somewhere to live in and how their is a surplus amount of food being provided to him and thrown to waste. The tone of this part shows how Downe is so comfortable that they will have the requirements to survive if they ever come to America. The intentions of him sounding comfortable makes him so sure that they will have a house and not starve for food. Getting to the second third part of the

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