Q Speech Critique "A Whisper of AIDS" Watch the above speech by Mary Fisher at the Republican National Convention in 1992, “A Whisper of AIDS.” I apologize for it not being captioned, the captioning service ran out of grant money temporarily and there is a backlog. Here is a transcript Download transcriptof the speech for you to follow along with if you need. Since we are talking about the power of language in a speech, that is what I want you to focus on here. Does the speaker create any images through the use of simile or metaphor? Offer an example. Does the speaker use parallelism? Offer an example. Does the speaker use repetition? Offer an example. Does the speaker use alliteration? Offer an example. Does the speaker use antithesis? Offer an example. What other use of language do you find particularly moving? Post your initial 250-word critique (10-points) and two follow-up postings (5-points each).
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