William Faulkner Rhetorical Analysis
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William Faulkner, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1950, was living in a world abounding with fear and uncertainty of the future. It was shortly after the close of the two most gruesome wars in history, and everyone was living with a sense of uneasiness, knowing they could be “blown up” at any moment. Faulkner uses repetition and parallel structure in the delivery of his speech to inform the aspiring writers that they must infuse their writing with what he refers to as the “universal truths,” because without them, their writings will be “ephemeral” and “doomed.” Within Faulkner’s speech, there are many instances in which he uses repetition to enhance what he is trying to convey. For example, in the first sentence, Faulkner tells the