9.1 John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address in Washington on January 20, 1961 Flashcards
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Genre
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speech
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Mode
A
transcript of speech
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Audience
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- wide
- Washington
- America
- global
- original writers
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Purpose
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- establish ideologies and leadership
- give confidence to all
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Context
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- Cold War (1953-1989), between Soviet Union and USA
- non direct but tensions arose from nuclear weapons
- Kennedy assassinated in the 60s: rumoured to be an unpleasant person
- Theory that Oswald was a communist and didn’t like what Kennedy said in the speech
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Voice
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- unifying
- authoritative
- religious
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“To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free”
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- collective pronoun: inclusive
- military lexis
- ‘free’ is paradoxical, we shouldn’t have a hierarchy
8
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“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.”
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- reference to deceitful government; wants to spread a fair democracy
- metaphor: represents leadership
9
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“Struggling to break the bonds of mass misery”
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- alliteration
- dealing with poverty
10
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“Intends to remain the master of its own house”
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- metaphor
- problematic by modern standards
- connotes slavery
11
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“Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate”
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- reversed syntax: enables rhythm/balanxe
- being polite does not mean you’re week
- chiasmus
12
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“Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors”
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- affirming idea of peace and safety
- discourse marker
- suggests weapons need to be governed
