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Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms “A Call to Arms”byCallinusc. 680 B.C.-630 B.C Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Rhetoric The effective or persuasive use of language Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 1 “How long will you lie idle, and when will you find some courage”(1) “…Have you no shame of what other cities will say,/ you who hang back?...” (2-3) Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 1 Purpose of the Rhetoric Most people desire to not be referenced as a coward Especially during this time period Displays a fundamental knowledge of human psychology Rhetoric questions people’s honor and reputation Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 2 “It is a high thing, a bright honor, for a man to do battle with the enemy for the sake of his children, and for his land and his true wife…” (6-8) Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 2 Plays on a cultural/human belief Protect wife, children and country Rhetoric questions people’s patriotism Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 2 “…death is a thing that will come when the spinning Destinies make it come. So a man should go straight on forward, spear held high, and under his shield the fighting strength coiled ready to strike in the first shock of the charge. When it is ordained that a man shall die, there is no escaping death, not even for one descended from deathless gods.” (8-13) Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 2 Purpose of the Rhetoric Plays on cultural belief (fate/destiny) Use of logic—you will die when you are destined to die no matter where you are. Therefore, fight in the front lines (most dangerous) Most effective use of rhetoric in the poem Geschke/English IV A Call to Arms Stanza 2 “Often a man who has fled from the fight and the clash of