Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine

• The American Crisis 1
• Page 116-119

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• Glory

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Thomas Paine

• To learn more about Paine, read his biography on
  page 116.

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Thomas Paine

• What was Thomass background like?
• What country was he from? England
• What pamphlet did he write that created a
  national mood for revolution? Common Sense
• What did he write that motivated American troops
  during the revolution? The American Crisis
• What revolutions did Thomas Paine support (list
  all of them) American and French
• What turned American public opinion against
  Paine? The Age of Reason (attack on religion)

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Persuasion

• What was the point/purpose of writing this piece?
  (Thesis)
• Were the persuasive techniques Paine used
  effective?
• What did you find the most convincing argument?
• Why?

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Anecdote

• A very brief story, told to illustrate a point to
  serve as an example of something
• Give one example of an Anecdote (pg. 118)
• Tory tavern owner who wants peace in his time
  portrayed as selfish

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Analogy

• A comparison made between two things to show how
  they are alike
• Give one example of an Analogy (pg. 119)
• thief and king
• fox and wolf

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Figurative Speech

• What figure of speech does Paine use on page 118?
• Metaphor flame of liberty
• Why does he use this? (What is his purpose)?
• to show that the desire for freedom will not go
  away and must be satisfied at some point

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Analysis

• What does Paine mean by summer soldier and
  sunshine patriot? (page 117)
• those that are only there for the good times
• when the going gets tough, they get going

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Diction

• A speaker or writers choice of words.
• Can be formal, informal, colloquial, full of
  slang, poetic, ornate, plain, abstract, concrete,
  etc.
• Diction effects the tone of a piece
• Give 3 examples of diction (words) and how they
  affects the piece/the tone

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Persuasion

• Until the last paragraph on page 118, Paine has
  written using we and our and usin this
  paragraph he switches to now say you and your
• WHY does he do this?
• Its a call to arms
• What is the effect of this switch?
• It puts the responsibility on the audience to
  make the choice to support or not

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Persuasive Appeals

• Which appeal (Ethos, Logos, Pathos) does Paine
  use the most?
• Find one quote for each appeal used
• EthosEthics (expert)
• Pathos Sympathy (emotion)
• Logos Logic (reason)