What rhetorical devices are used? I think the rhetorical devices used in Why Read The Classics are tone and theme. The definition of tone is: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers (LRD p: 58). In the essay, Calvino's tone is gentle and persuading. He wants the readers to read the classics now as well as throughout their lives. His tone is different from Nabokov's which was matter-of-fact rather than gentle. Throughout the essay, you can really tell that Calvino is passionate about the classics and wants other people to be as well. The definition of theme is: frequently reocurring ideas, such as enjoy-life-while-you-can (LRD p: 57). The reocurring theme in Why Read The Classics is how the classics are a great learning experience. In almost every definition Calvino put in the essay incorperates the idea of the thesis. Together, the rhetorical devices tone and theme really help Calvino persuade the readers to at least think about-if not do- actually reading the classics all throughout their lifetime which is the job of rhetorical devices: to persuade the reader. In my opinion, I think Calvino made good use of them and that readers will become as passionate about the classics as he is and read them more often as they grow up.
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