In “Acres of Diamonds” Russell H. Conwell desires to inspire the audience to look for opportunities and riches right under their feet or, in other words, right where they are. Conwell implements rhetoric devises of compare and contrast, repetition, and hypophora to get this message across to the gathering at Temple University. In the beginning of the excerpt, Conwell contrasts the audience with “younger people” who have open minds and “have not grown up into their prejudices.” Naturally, the intended impact is for the audience to protest this statement and convince themselves that they are indeed accepting of new ideas. In essence, this opening sets up the audience to welcome whatever Conwell says next. Further into the speech, repetition