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Analyzing Rhetorical Techniques Used In Florence Kelley's Speech

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In the speech created by united states social worker and reformer, Florence Kelley, she explains her reason on why children should not work or work less, and also gives details to support her claim. Kelley uses rhetorical strategies such as antimetabola and Imagery to persuade the readers to support her claim. In the speech, kelley uses antimetabola to convey the idea she is trying to state to the reader. Kelley uses phrases “tonight while we sleep” or phrases similar to this to make the reader to feel apart of it and to see it from their point of view. As she uses “tonight while we sleep” Kelley continues by describing how the children involved are slaving away working long hours overnight not getting any rest. Also used in the speech

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