SPACE
Who is the speaker?
Jennifer Price
What is the extended metaphor used throughout the text?
comparing plastic flamingos to real flamingos
What are the two appeals used in the text?
pathos and logos
What is the tone of the passage?
upbeat, mocking, sarcastic, and serious toward the end
Who is the audience?
US citizens who worship and/or exploit flamingos
What rhetorical choices were used in the text?
Irony, metaphor, simile, and diction.
What emotion was Price attempting to appeal to? (name one that was included in the presentation)
sympathy or familiarity
How does the use of words such as "striking" and "bold" to describe plastic flamingos affect the tone of the passage?
Creates an upbeat but mocking tone.
What is the exigence of the text?
to examine the United States culture concerning the plastic pink flamingo in the 1950s
What was the simile Price used in the passage comparing?
the rapid appearance of flamingo themed businesses to semiotic sprouts
How does the text use logos?
The text uses logos by giving facts about the plastic flamingo's past.
When does the tone shift in the passage, and what does it shift to?
Shifts from upbeat to serious multiple times
What is the context of the passage?
Pink flamingos suddenly rose in popularity and continued to rise over many years
What was one example of irony the author used that was mentioned in the presentation?
1. they were almost hunted to extinction before rising as a symbol
2. real flamingo's natural state is not typically associated with wealth
How does the text use pathos?
She uses pathos to appeal to the audience's sympathy while explaining the mistreatment/exploitation of the flamingos.
Why did the author choose to shift the tone?
To create the sarcastic, mocking tone throughout the entire passage
What is the purpose of Price's essay?
To reveal the artificial and materialistic United States culture
What was the purpose of the simile used in the text?
To show how quickly businesses began exploiting the flamingo to fulfill their greed
Why would Price attempt to appeal to the audience's emotion? (be specific to the text)
To better convince the audience that the flamingos were mistreated and exploited, and to open their eyes about what the plastic flamingo really means
Why did the author choose to include the line, "The people who have lived near these places have always singled out the flamingo as special"?
To show they were able to praise the natural flamingo without the need to brighten the colors