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Rhetoric in Queen Elizabeth Speech

Authors
  • M. Rouzhi Aristha Nasution Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  • Alemina Br. Perangin-Angin Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  • Mazlah Aini Siregar Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
  • Siti Khairani Ritonga Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Issue       Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Talenta Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32734/lwsa.v4i2.1189
Keywords: rhetoric Elizabeth speechspespeechspeechech speech
Published 2021-09-30

Abstract

This study analyzes Queen Elizabeth's Rhetoric. The purpose of this research is to ascertain the types of rhetoric employed in Queen Elizabeth's Speech, specifically to ascertain the most prevalent type of rhetoric employed. The data for this study were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative approach. As a source of data, the researcher consulted a script. The researcher evaluated the script's sentences in order to assemble the data. They are as follows: Parallelism, Antithesis, Asyndenton, Alliteration, Anaphora, Metaphor, Metonymy, Simile, Personification, and Hyperbole. Queen Elizabeth used a variety of rhetorical styles. Personification was found to be 21%, Parallelism was found to be 15.7 percent, Alliteration was found to be 13.1 percent, Asyndenton was found to be 10.5 percent, Metaphor was found to be 10.5 percent, Hyperbole was found to be 10.5 percent, Anaphora was found to be 7.8%, Antithesis was found to be 5.2 percent, Metonymy was found to be 2.6 percent, and Simile was found to be 2.6 percent. According to the data above, a total of 21% of the speech had instances of personification. This suggests that personification is the most frequently employed type of rhetoric in Queen Elizabeth's speeches.