Assessing Language of Greta Thunberg's Speech on Climate Action Summit in New York

Assessing Language
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Assessing Language
Greta Thunberg, addressing the Unites Nations’ (U.N.’s) Climate Action Summit attendees in New York, has various literary expressions. First, she uses her tone in the message to express her disappointment towards the world’s leaders. For instance, she used words like, “This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you!” The words show the narrator’s conviction that she is at the summit because the leaders have failed the young generation.
Also, an aggressive tone has been conveyed when the speaker says that the change is coming whether you like it or not. She points to the leaders when narrating her message to show her unwillingness to compromise her demand. Additionally, the narrator speaks in a sad tone when explaining how people are suffering and dying. Her wavy voice and teary eyes amplify her pain. Finally, Thunberg uses an angry tone to show how unhappy she is b...