Linguistic features

Dialogue

We also advise you to look at the text as a dialogue between Nick Laure and a group of gun control opponents. Laure imagines them talking to him and …

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Irony and sarcasm

Also, note that irony and sarcasm are present when Laure compares real life mass shootings with action movies. The following example suggests t…

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Imagery

Imagery is yet another important language feature employed by Laure in his text. Through the use of descriptive language, Laure creates vivid images in the minds of his readership. For example, the following quotation contains imagery that is meant to convince readers of the ease with which som…

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Repetition

Repetition is also present in the text. For example, the word “admit”, together with the statement that gun rights are more important than saving lives, are present both at the beginning and at the end of the text, which makes the te…