Abigail Adams opens her letter with an urgent tone, employing pathos. A comparative analysis (designed for independent analysis and whole-class modeling / discussion) of two excerpted love letters (written from Johnny Cash to June Carter, and from Abigail Adams to John Adams). She uses a large vocabulary that ties into tone, Abigail Adams’ letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, resembled characteristics of any caring, loving mother. She uses metaphors and similes to convene these idea toward her son. She shows her love and pride in her son throughout her letter.
She mentions how she misses him dearly (him having been gone for a month now), and how she fears for their well-being, as well as that of America in general.
Adams writes this letter to convince her son of how wonderful the world really is, and how lucky he is to travel it, despite being so “averse to the voyage”, Adams writes. This “anxiety” assures John that Abigail is genuinely concerned about her husband and his cause. Rhetorical Analysis of Abigail Adams’ Letter to her Son, John Quincy Adams Sara Ellis AP Language 2014 Mrs. Gill John Adams’ wife, Abigail Adams, in her letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, emphasizes the reasons she wanted him to go on his second voyage to France with his father. In 1780, Abigail Adams, writes to her son, John Quincy Adams, as he travels with his father, John Adams, future president, who was at the time just a US Diplomat.
In the following letter, Abigail Adams (1744–1818) writes to her son John Quincy Adams, who is traveling abroad with his father, John Adams, a United States diplomat and later the country’s second president. Read the letter carefully. Then, in a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical strategies Adams uses to advise her son. In a persuasive letter written in 1780, Abigail Adams advises her son John Quincy Adams to take advantage of the opportunity to travel to France with his father (future president of the United States John Adams) and brother.
She continual encouraged and ensured him that he was prepared to tackle any challenge that was brought his way. A handout for discussion and analysis with guiding questions to generate deeper thinking about the Cash & Adams love letters.