The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston

The New England Holocaust Memorial begins at the head of a paved trail between two facing, granite monoliths. Between the two monoliths is a buried time capsule preserving the names of perished family members and loved ones submitted by New Englanders. The memorial is specifically defined by six large glass towers. Each of the towers represents one of six death camps in the Holocaust. The towers are composed of glass plates inscribed upon which are millions of white registration numbers used by the Nazis and representing the lives lost in each of the death camps. Inside each tower is a quote from a survivor about life either before, within, or following their experience in the death camps. A path runs between each of the towers and through them. Lining the path and inscribed in granite are informative quotes about what happened throughout the Holocaust. While walking through each of the six towers you realize that you are standing on metal grates, from which rise heated steam, "like human breath as it passes through the glass chimneys to heaven," said the designer Stanley Saitowitz. If you were to get down on your hands and knees, which most visitors do not do, you would notice that beneath the grates lies a pit of sharp, jagged rocks, lit by searching lights and by one solid light. At the end of the walk rests a single granite monolith baring the famous quote,

"They came first for the Communists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up." -Martin Nieomeller 

Monuments and Memorials

Time to start thinking about what monument/memorial you are going to research. Here's a list of some of the ones we plan to see in Boston. You should each choose one and post a little background on it -- with a photo if possible.

1. Anne Hutchinson – State House

2. 54^th Regiment – State House

3. The Holocaust Memorial – Faneuil Hall

4. Irish Famine Memorial - near Old City Hall

5. Women's Memorial - Commonwealth Mall

6. Vendome Firefighters Memorial - Commonwealth Mall

Anadiplosis

The repetition of a word or phrase from the end of a line or sentence in the beginning of the following line or sentence.

“My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.”

Syllepsis

A kind of ellipsis in which one word (usually a verb) is used in two contexts within the same statement. Many say "syllepsis" is interchangeable with the term "zeugma."

"You are free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit." 

Metonymy

Metonymy is the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it, such as describing someone's clothing to characterize the individual.


For example: "suits" instead of "businessmen" 


"The pen is mightier than the sword," -Edward Bulwer Lytton (The pen stands for the written word.)

Your Visual Rhetoric Power Point Presentation

For Monday, you should find a print ad, a political cartoon, and a commercial and put together a slide show that analyzes these three products. State the "claim" or argument that each piece is making, and then break down the various elements of the piece, telling us how the ad, cartoon, or commercial accomplishes its purpose. Use the checklists in the handout to guide you. Mention any rhetorical strategies used.

Please email your PPT to me, so that I will have a copy and you can use my laptop for your presentation.

Rhetoric Term: Antimeria

Also known as Anthimeria, this term consists of using one part of speech as another. Typical use involves using a noun as a verb.


"The thunder would not peace at my bidding". (Shakespeare, King Lear, IV, vi.)