A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF MUNIBA MAZARI’S SPEECH, BE CONFIDENT, BE YOU

Abstract

The current research aims to figure out stylistic devices employed in Muniba Mazar’s most recently published speech, Be Confident, Be You, on October 31, 2021. To analyze the speech stylistically, the researcher chooses the model of Stylistic Analysis proposed by Leech & Short in Style in Fiction (2007). Through this model, the study examines the use of stylistic devices to create a rhetorical impact in the speech. The findings of the research conclude that Muniba Mazari mainly uses metaphor, symbolism and repetition, among all other stylistic devices, to manipulate her message and persuade the audience.