English Lit/Lang Anthology [Julia Gillard] Cheat Sheet by churger

GRAMPS

Genre: Speech
Register: Formal
Audience: The parlia­ment, the public
Mode: Spoken
Purpose: To stand against misogyny and fight for equal opport­unity as men
Subject: Gillard stands against those with sexist views and calls out those in power that contradict what they say about misogyny. She goes through "­women's roles in societ­y" and discusses the "­und­er-­rep­res­ent­ation of women", which she "was very offended person­all­y".

Gillard's long-term objective is to maintain public support for the government and attempt to defeat opposi­tions.

Repeti­tion: "I will not", "I will not". Implies she refuses to move past this topic without discussion / a solution.

Antith­esis: "he doesn't need a motion in the House of Repres­ent­atives, he needs a mirror. That's what he needs."­

Simple syntax: "I will not" "not ever" wants to make people lose faith in their leader by her unbudging state.

Contrast between the formal lexis /register that is a charac­ter­istic of Parlia­ment. ("I rise to oppose the motion moved by the Leader of the Opposi­tio­n")

Tone change- the speech turns to something more personal and emotive. What follows is a series of points, presented with forensic thorou­ghness and precision to prove Abbott's unfitness to accuse others of hypocrisy.

Quotes: "He has said, and I quote" repeatedly quotes Abbott so he cannot deny the evidence of his own words.

Personal pronouns is unusual for a Parlia­mentary speech but is approp­riate in the circum­stances ("I was very offended person­all­y").

Repeti­tion: "­off­ended by", "­off­end­ed" - use of repetition about offens­iveness is meant to exaggerate how Gillard felt and convey it to the largely male audience.

Irony/­sar­casm: "­Thank you for that painting of women's roles in modern Austra­lia."

Penult­imate paragraph "­Doesn't turn a hair about any of his past statements [...] But now seeks to use this as a battering ram against someone else" Gillard refers to things Abbott doesn't do- an example of the effect­iveness of triads­/groups of three.