In these sentences, the speaker is appealing to pathos, an appeal based on emotion. The speaker expresses care and a desire to help fellow students, which is intended to evoke an emotional response and connect with the audience on a personal level.
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Fellow students, I know I will be a wonderful class president because I truly care about all of you, and I want this school to be the best place that it can possibly be. I am open and willing to listen, and do whatever I need to do to help all of you.
In these sentences, the speaker is appealing to
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character.
logos, an appeal based on logic and reason.
pathos, an appeal based on emotion.
purpose, an appeal based on the audience’s function.
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Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
The muttering retreats
Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels
And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:
Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky
Like a patient etherized upon a table;
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —
And indeed there will be time
For the yellow smoke that slides along the street,
Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
The lines that provide an example of stream of consciousness in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" include:
- "And indeed there will be time / To wonder, 'Do I dare?' and, 'Do I dare?'"
- "Time to turn back and descend the stair, / With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —"
- "And indeed there will be time / For the yellow smoke that slides along the street, / Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;"
These lines illustrate Prufrock's internal thoughts and feelings, capturing his hesitations, insecurities, and observations in a flowing, often nonlinear manner characteristic of stream of consciousness writing. The fragmented nature of his thoughts and the shift between different images and ideas exemplify this narrative style.