Rhetorical Situation
intended recipients of a text
Audience
his name means LOVE
reference to previous literature or history
allusion
Don't get me started on watermelons...
Noah
telling a story to make a point
narration
what the speaker or writer is trying to do
Purpose
His name means LION
extended comparison between 2 things to make a point
analogy
Taco Bell = "beautiful madness"
Yusra
appealing to the senses
description
historical, social, or cultural circumstances
Context
asked the class to draw a comic
Bella
appeal to credibility
ethos
Ask me about Pokemon or League of Legends or One Piece
Connor
explaining or informing
exposition
specific motivation that prompts the creation of athe text
Exigence
often the first to class
short narrative of an incident
anecdote (or vignette)
Gave advice for the Sunday scaries
Chinmayee
convincing someone to act or believe something
persuasion
category a text belongs to based on form, content, or style
Genre
Adarsh
repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a clause or sentence
anaphora
"Really, how are you?"
Megan
evoke amusement on the part of the audience
entertainment