Reflective Essay On Rhetoric

Rhetoric, the existence of persuasion in writing or speaking, a powerful tool that shapes the way writers and readers interact. Also the base of a rhetorical situation, or a situation that is brought about by communication of a want to fulfill an action. The poem above, which I wrote for a 12th grade English assignment, is a perfect example of a rhetorical situation, clearly portraying the interaction between the rhetor, audience, exigence, and constraints. I choose to review the rhetoric of this piece because the poem is memorable to me as it is both the first and only poem I have ever written, it was very challenging to write, and even to this day I am still extremely pleased with the final outcome. As a summary, this poem consists of two stanzas regarding the Arab Spring and it 's aftermath; the first stanza covering the propaganda of a corrupt government “Speaking of words with empty lines” and the want for truth by the citizens under tyranny leading to a revolution of the mind “Seeking the truth, turning the tide”. Likewise, the second stanza covers the physical revolution “Fighting the meaning in the rhymes” to when “the deity” or dictator dies, but then human pride and lust for power refrains any real progress from occurring and the cycle just repeats itself “Then splitting to shells of one 's pride”. But this poem wasn’t …show more content…
My purpose was to convince my audience that this was a well done and meaningful poem that was deservant of an 'A ' grade. Similarly, I also had a secondary motivation of wanting my audience, as in my classmates, to become interested in the Arab Spring and other current events so as to broaden their minds and hopefully increase the interest level of that class. As to be seen, the relationship of the rhetor to the audience is well