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1、-奥巴马与肯尼迪就职演说比较(英文)-第 3 页 The Comparison between Obama and Kennedys Inaugural SpeechThe president Obama is always compared with Kenedy, who ranks 35th in the list of American presidents. They indeed have something in common in different aspects, for example, their inaugurals. This article will focus

2、on the languages and contents of inaugurals of president Obama and Kennedy.Firstly, I will compare the rhetorical features of the languages of these two inaugurals. As we all know, a proper use of rhetoric will make an inaugurals more powerful and convinced, while a powerful and convinced inaugurals

3、 will inspire citizens and make it easier for government to get the support. So for all the presidents, rhetorical is very necessary. When comparing the inaugurals of Obama and Kennedy, we can find that both of them have used same rhetorical. I will explain them one by one as follows:Parallelism: pa

4、rallelism is about consistency, and having all the parts in the same form. In a sentence, compound verbs or other words should be in the same form. In the inaugural of Obama, parallelism has been used for more than 40 times. For example: The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit, to choose o

5、ur better history, to carry forward that precious gift.( para 9) The same thing happens in the inaugural of Kennedy. There are four phrases with the same structure let both sides. in Kennedys speech.Antithesis: Antithesis is the use of juxtaposition with two opposite characters or ideas in literatur

6、e, it is used to place these opposing forces parallel to one another and to see the traits in each one. In Obamas speech, for example, where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, program will end. In Kennedys speech, if a free society cannot help the many who are poor

7、, it cannot save the few who are rich, the rich and the poor are also a pair of antithesis.Metaphor: It refers to a comparison between unlike things without the use of like or as. In the speech of Obama, we can find many metaphor, for example, Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or setting f

8、or less. we can also find a lot of metaphor in the speech of Kennedy. by using metaphor, author can show us a vivid image, and the article will become more attractive.Secondly, I will compare the religious features from the view of languages of the two inaugurals. As we all know that religion is an

9、indispensable part of western culture. So all the presidents like to delivery their speeches in the name of Gods. in Obamas speech, he said that the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness, and in the speech of Kennedy, re

10、ligious also play an important part. let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth Gods work must truly be our own.The last part, I will briefly compare the two speeches in content aspect. I think both of the speech convey a same spirit. T

11、hey both stress a fact that American is a united country, and every citizen should contribute their efforts to their motherland. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. this is the most important sentence in Kennedys inaugural. We can find same spirit in Obama

12、s speech. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying t

13、o the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task. so in the content aspect, we can say that Obama inherit the spirit of Kenedy. From the language and content of the inaugurals of Obama and Kenedy, we can find many common places, and we can say that they are both great speakers.