Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
In the piece written by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, she writes a letter to her daughter on how she believes her granddaughter should be educated. Lady Montagu discusses how knowledge affects a woman’s life in that time period. She also discusses how she feels a woman should be educated. In order to effectively communicate her views she uses rhetorical devices. These devices include contrasting, personal reference, and allusions.
Lady Montagu has very specific ideas on the education of women. She feels one must know practical information, not just useless information that is traditionally taught. In her opinion, poetry is much more important in a woman’s education then people think. She also feels that one significant technique in learning is to be able to differentiate wit from humor and rhyme from poetry because if you cannot do that you will have a hard time in life. Her most important advice on knowledge is that a woman should be careful boasting......
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