1) Had you written a rhetorical analysis before? What aspects of a rhetorical analysis did you learn about that you hadn’t considered before?
I have never written a rhetorical analysis paper before, I thought I had, but it turns out I have never. I would say the most important aspect of a rhetorical analysis paper I learned about was explaining in depth how the author uses his stragies to appeal to the audience.
2) What did you learn about your piece or your author’s perspective that you otherwise wouldn’t have discovered?
I learned that there is always a deeper meaning then what meets the eyes. I didn’t realize how deep the song I analysed was until I wrote the paper on it. Writing the paper on the song made me respect the artist even more.
3) What are the ways you effectively prepared, revised, and bettered your writing for the Essay 1 final draft? What ways do you wish to continue to improve for Essay 2 and 3?
I really wanted to use complex sentences in my paper, and I think I did a great job doing that. I will most likely continue this technique to the both Essay 2 and Essay 3.
4) What questions do you still have about rhetorical analysis? What questions do you have about the writing process? About grammar?
The main question I have about rhetorical analysis is why? I don’t have any questions on either the writing process or about grammar.
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