Study the passage given to you. Then, in a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical strategies and techniques that the speaker uses to accomplish his or her task in the speech.
Here are a list of things you might consider analyzing in your essay:
—Diction & Imagery (and how they impact the passage’s tone)
—Ethos, Pathos, & Logos (and how they further the speaker’s message)
—Elements of the Rhetorical Situation (and how they impact the speaker’s message)