Persuasion in Rhetoric : A Critical Metaphor Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in Pro-war Political Speeches

This paper is investigating how metaphors are used in political speeches to achieve persuasion. By analyzing three speeches dealing with the Iraqi war 2003 and delivered by Bush, Blair and Howard, I try to find out the similarities and differences in how metaphors are constructed, how they are used...

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Main Author: Esmail, Shaymaa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier 2016
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-128008