Rhetorical devices

In his interview, Arnold Schwarzenegger uses rhetorical devices to make his arguments more appealing and create a connection with the readers. Rhetorical devices also help him tell his story in a memorable mann…

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Antithesis

Antithesis (two opposites put together for a contrasting effect) is used by Schwarzenegger to create a contrast between living in his native country, Austria, and living in America:

At the time I didn’t know much about America, just that it was a wonderful country. I felt it was where I belonged. I didn’t like being in a little country like Austria. I did everything possible to get out. (p. 19, ll. 74-78)

Schwarzenegger perceives the two countries as opposites. In a little country like Austria…

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Imagery and hyperbole

Imagery is created when Schwarzenegger mentions that his childhood dream was to become “the most muscular man” (p. 19, l. 26). This encourages the reader to try and imagine what Schwarzenegger must have imagined as a child – what the most muscular man in the world would look like.

Imagery can also be found in Schwarzenegger’s description of California: “wonderful weather, beautiful country, ocean is there. Snow skiing in the winter, you can go in the desert the same day. You have beautifu…

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Repetition, enumeration, and tricolon

We encounter repetition and enumeration together in the interview in Schwarzenegger’s descriptions of America and California: “You have the best tax advantages here and the best prices here and the best products here.” (p.19, ll. 93-94); “It has all the money in the world there, show business there, wonderful weather there, beautiful country, ocean is there.”(p.20, l.77-80)

The repetition of the words “here” and “there” is called an epistrophe (the repetition of one or more words at the end of a phrase or clause). The repeated use of these words emphasizes how s…

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Rhetorical questions and parallelism

Schwarzenegger uses rhetorical questions to engage the readers’ interest and encourage them to consider his arguments more closely. For example, he tells readers about his interest in business and becoming rich: “Also, when you make money, how do you keep it? (…) how can you keep it? Or make more out of it?” (p.20, ll. 32-36). These questions help him explain his straightforward way of thinking – he started with simple questions, foun…

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