As a senior in high school, I was assigned to read a speech by Queen Elizabeth I of England. Having "senioritis," I had no desire to get into any piece of writing. Much to my surprise, I was very impressed with how much her speech moved me. Queen Elizabeth I used diction, imagery, and sentence structure to create a dynamic speech in order to convince her troops of England to believe in their self, fight from their heart, and have determination to successfully protect their country from the invasion of Spain.
The diction Queen Elizabeth I chose helped move her soldiers emotionally. She begins by saying, "My loving people." Addressing the troops in such a personal manner helped her to gain their goodwill. She expresses care and concern fo
r her troops by saying, "...loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects." Queen Elizabeth I placed all of her, "...chiefest strength and safeguard..." in her soldiers. Her choice of dramatic words shows she fully and completely trusts her faithful soldiers with her life. By using personal and dramatic diction throughout the speech, Queen Elizabeth establishes a personal relationship and gains the respect of her troops. This laid the foundation for the troops to be motivated to defend their country.
The speech Queen Elizabeth presented was formatted to keep the attention of the troops throughout the speech. Queen Elizabeth I never uses a simple sentence. She gave her sentence structure in the following manner: "Let tyrant fears, ...under Go
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