Audience theory

answers one of the biggest questions in this play why would someone ever want a pound of human flesh it is just sickening thinking of it. The monologue gains power through the punctuation with all the stops such as commas, question marks it gives the audience a chance to process the actual meaning of what is being said and also gives an anticipation of what is going to be said next. Another thing that drew me was the emotion it wasn’t some simple emotion, it was a complex emotion that you don’t…

encouragement" from his fans. He humbly removes the focus from himself, and onto the amazing people he has been able to work with. By including the fans and teammates in his reasons why he considers himself extremely lucky, he effectively draws his audience into his speech and attaches them to himself. Gehrig casually but successfully…

As Barbra Bush begins her speech, she analyzes her audience in order to keep their attention throughout her speech. Throughout Bush’s commencement speech, she uses the audience to her advantage. The audience is young, delighted individuals, for the most part; therefore, the atmosphere is fun and full of excitement. She starts off by thanking several people in a light hearted manner then continues by cracking a joke— making the atmosphere even more enjoyable and exhilarating. As Bush conducts…

for Florida. The author apprises the majority of her story through the grandmother’s eyes. Everything the audience learns about the characters are absorbed from the grandmother and her own opinions. O’Connor uses different forms of pathos, logos, and ethos to tell the story to the audience. Since this story revolves around the 1950’s in the south, the style of writing reveals to the audience how prim and proper women used to be in the 50’s by telling what the grandmother is wearing which is a…

William Morris, an English textile designer, artist, and writer delivered this speech to the audience members of the Trades’ Guild of Learning in 1877. The speech was given at the end of the Industrial Revolution, which means that scientific and technological progress dominated public interest. Considering the economic boost that science brought about, it was practically over-romanticized by members of society and it appeared to be the answer to every problem. However, the purpose of Morris’…

In his article “Buy Experiences, Not Things”, James Hamblin explains to his audience the successful ways to be happy in today’s world. He picks apart the clichés that people believe create happiness, then explaining the correct ways in which they should be going about doing so. Through the use of logos, the tone and ethos, Hamblin was successful in reaching his audiences and getting his point across. Throughout the article, Hamblin quotes information from studies conducted by a number of…

claim and experience in a problematic manner, she references studies though she does not support them, and she makes broad and sweeping statements to support her claim. These methods that Roiphe applies to her essay create confusion and doubt in the audiences’ minds, but thee can be fixed to create a strong and effective…

In his poem, “Juggler,” Richard Wilbur describes a juggling performance in which his speaker is attending. The speaker, like the rest of the audience, is captivated by the performer’s raw talent. In order to provide his readers their own seat at the performance and to convey an accurate description of the juggler, Wilbur relies on an array of poetic devices which, in turn, help reveal the speaker’s internal conflict. Wilbur uses imagery, personification, tone, and diction to disclose to readers…

An audience attending a Hitchcock film is required to do much more than eat popcorn and drink soda! A Hitchcock film immerses the audience within the action of the film using stylistic and cinematic elements, such as: camera placement, editing, point of view, subjectivity and objectivity, all working together in ways that help to evoke certain emotions, while also provoking certain questions, making you wonder just what in the world Hitchcock is going to do next? In 39 Steps, one can see the…

shaped by my personal context. In my context being bullied was a horrible thing and a very hard thing to deal with. It’s a very big problem throughout society. I also believe that it was the authors purpose to make his audience despise the bullying. He also helped build the audiences response by using visual techniques. Sugg did this by using lots of cold and dull colours when Evie was getting bullied. When Evie was really miserable she would sit in the fridge, this shows her cold emotional…