Assigment 2

Lanham's chapters are a bit confusing and hard to follow.  I agree that his examples before explanations are very confusing.  I also find his language quite confusing, just because it doesn't seem natural.  Maybe its just me but I feel if he were to write more like speaking, it would be easier to understand these techniques a bit better.  

Clinton has a way of inflecting on words to make them stand out and welcome applause.  His pauses are very effective as well, it keeps the attention on his words.  I guess we could say that Clinton uses a polysydentic style because he makes many references to the past connecting the present and future i.e. when he mentions moments in history and salutes Bush Sr.

Clinton writes and speaks with charm, confidence and courage.  This is believe is very important to making speeches, especially a presidential one.  

Perhaps we could also say that Clinton uses parataxis and anaphora because of his short sentences and pauses much like line breaks in poetry, letting the words resonate further with the listener