Make sure you have an easy to read rhetorical context chart for Mark Twain's speech "I Rise to Protest."  This will look like the one I had on the board in class on Wednesday, Sept. 24.  Next, annotate the strategies Mark Twain incorporates into his speech (Paragraphs 1 and 2).  If you highlight a metaphor...make sure to write in the margins noting the metaphor's effect on the audience....same thing for each device.

In general, Twain utlizes humor to connect with his audience; however, he also counts on humor to soften his blow.  Remember, satire and irony are considered "high comedy."  Satire could be comedy that bites/hurts/convicts.  I would say satire, irony, paradox are Twain's primary tools, and he is a master with his words.  I also notice quite a bit of repetition, analogies, hyperbole, understatement.

I will look at your annotations carefully because I want to make sure you are prepared to write this next rhetorical analysis.  This essay will be a Major Grade X 2.

Read Chapter 25.