One of my favorite introduction speeches ever. This speech is a perfect example of how comedic irony and diction can improve one’s rhetoric. V begins with a rather dry almost sarcastic tone as he answers Evey’s question regarding who he is, grabbing the audiences’ attention (in this case I am referring to people actually watching the film). He then transitions into a proper introduction of sorts wherein he outlines his exigence completely through alliteration. This keeps the audiences’ attention focused upon what he is saying since as he modifies his tone and kairos accordingly.
The choice to employ alliteration to such an extreme is really what gives the speech most of its rhetorical effect, in that the diction alone is able to capture and maintain the audiences’ attention quite effectively.
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