... of friendliness and makes it personal. It makes the audience feel included. Another effective use of persuasion is repetition. Old Major repeats many of his points over and over again to emphasise what he is trying to explain to the other animals. "No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness..." and then shortly after he repeats "No animal in England is free". I found that it is also quite ironic how he may also be repeating things due to his old age. Other uses of persuasion are rhetorical questions. This causes the animals to really think about what Old Major is talking about and is allows them to relate to it easier. "But is this simply part of the order of nature? Is it because this land of ours so poor that it cannot afford a decent life to those who dwell upon it?" Old Major often structures his speech with ...

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