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Style Analysis – Freedom for all

First, Mandela uses the land as imagery to show the people of the Republic of

South Africa. The land has been used several to depict how the sovereignty of the

countrymen and women of South Africa. When he refers to; never again shall it be that

this beautiful land will again experience oppression. Land cannot carry and have feelings

like oppression and pain. This clearly shows that the term land is a connotation of the

people occupying the country of South Africa. The words bridge the chasms implies

making peace between the oppressors and those who were oppressed in the country.

Informal diction has been applied by the narrator to imply and give meaning to

what is happening. This applies in statements like the effort to implant, bridge chasms

while colloquial words are being used. Polysyllabic words are the majority of the words

used in the passage. These include; political, etc. Furthermore, there are euphonious well-

pleasing words that are used as flowers. The narrator applies heavily connotative words

that aid in engaging the audience emotionally, i.e., We have achieved our political

emancipation. The language is abstract, representing a thought. E.g., we feel a sense of

personal renewal. In contrast, Mandela applies slang when he equates the people to the

skunk of the world.

The passage has patterns of imagery like land, which represent the people, water

for life, salt for nourishment and meaningful life, bread for food, and bosom, representing

the ultimate satisfaction. These imageries describe the setting, characters, and situation

while creating a picture for the reader of how the country is. Their passage has elements

of personification with the breasts of the people and land being features given life by the

narrator. Hyperbole has been applied when the narrator narrates how the sun shall never
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set. This shows how the achievements of the fighting for freedom shall never go down

but always stand high.

The passage applies a pace that excites the reader. This is done by using longer

sentences that include hypotaxis, which follows the subject-verb-object (SVO) structure.

For example, we have triumphed in the effort. Nevertheless, there are instances where the

narrator uses short sentences to increase the pace of the narration. - Let there be justice

for all. The mixture of both long and short sentences aims to create the Ebb and flow of

the passage. The passage has parallelism that aims to build the rhythm. This is noticed

when elements of a list are echoing each in length, syllables, and rhythm. This includes

sentences like Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work,

bread, water, and salt for all. This creates the rhythm required in the passage.

Furthermore, the simple sentence structure applied all through the passage aims to further

build the rhythm and enhance it.

In summary, Mandela's passage is full of linguistic styles that are aimed at

appealing to pathos by applying emotionally loaded dialect. This passage aims at evoking

the emotional response with persuasion and empathy. This has been done by using words

through the passage that activate emotions.