At the graduation ceremony for the Dartmouth College, Rogers uses figurative language and contrast in his speech to accomplish his purpose: He contrasted running to graduation and a gift to all those we love. In his speech, he uses figurative language while explaining a 100-yard dash, which is a race in the Olympics. He says in this particular race a boy fell down and was hurt so he began to cry, but the other racers turned back and helped him up to give him the encouragement to keep going so they all linked arms and finished the race together. This made the people in the stadium clap and cheer them on. They realized that it's not just about finishing for yourself, but helping others win also. In paragraph 2 he states,"Because deep down, we
