The therapeutic intentions of Augustine’s preaching have recently been noted by scholars who focused on how the cures varying states emotions are discussed in sermons. One techniques used this task was sermocinatio, or fictitious dialogue between different characters during sermon. In article, I will discuss three cases which Augustine makes use traditional rhetorical device voicing out reactio...

Friday sermon is a formal speech delivered during the act of worship by Muslims held before prayer. It weekly event that involves disseminating information as well persuading congregation through preaching and teaching. In sermons, rhetorical religious genre, orators usually try to convince an audience using different strategies language devices such metadiscourse. Metadiscourse strategy used a...