Margaret Thatcher's Eulogy To President Ronald Reagan

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In her eulogy to President Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher declares her deep appreciation for his accomplishments and hardships that benefited the American people. Thatcher makes use of rhetorical devices such as metaphors, parallelism, and poetic, resounding diction to describe his character and console the audience of his passing. Each of these devices allows Thatcher to effectively project her message, and draw an impassioned response from the audience.

Thatcher utilizes metaphors to illustrate President Ronald Reagan's achievements that reinvigorated the United States. "He sought to mend America's wounded spirit." Thatcher exemplifies his power to mend America back together, an act that requires immense willpower and resolve. Using metaphors,