AaliyahONeal

RobertArnold
UWRT1101
28September2014
AnalysisofRhetoricalSituation

Text:Iamwritingalettertoandaboutmyboyfriend.Thisletternotonlyusesmetaphorsand
similes,butitusesmanyadjectivestodescribemyfeelingsforhim.Iuseanalogiestocompare
howwefeelaboutoneanother,bycomparingtwootherthingsthathaveastrongforceor
passion.
Reader(Audience):Thisletteristomyboyfriend,Demarcus.Iamhopingthathereceivesthis
letterandreadsitwholeheartedly.Iamanticipatingasweetoutcome.Onewherehein
responsespillsouthisheartandletsmeknowhowhefeelsinreturn,asIvedone.Theonly
constraintswaslength.IdidnotwanttokeepgoingonandonbecausethenIwouldbegintoget
repetitive.Wehavecommongroundsinceweareinarelationshiptogether.Wesharethings
andfeelings.Iammotivatedtofurtherourrelationship,andtokeepitinapositivelightasitis
now.
Author:Theauthorisan18yearoldnamedAaliyahONeal.Comingfromafatherlesshome,
reallovefromtheoppositesexwassomethingshealwayswanted.Shehasalwaysbeen
focusedonhereducationandhergoals.Notonlydidshegraduatewithhonorsandinthetop
12%ofhergraduatingclassof380people,shealsofinishedwitha4.34GPAwhileworking
2028hoursaweekduringherbusyandstressfulsenioryear.Shestumbleduponaguynamed
DemarcusWhitehurstandfromthenonthelovewasstrong.Hewashermotivationbehindthis
letter.
Constraints:Duetothestatusoftheirrelationship,aresponsefromDemarcusisexpected.He
isaverycompassionateyoungmanwholoveshisgirlfriendsoawellthought,sweet,and
sincereresponseiswhatisanticipated.
AaliyahONeal
RobertArnold
UWRT1101
28September2014
Exigence:Itisnotlookedatasaproblem,morelikeasituation.Ofcoursetherelationshipisnot
perfect,soresolvingtheirissuesthatpopupisgoingtohavetotakeplace.Himstatinghe
wantedtoknowexactlyhowIfeltiswhatmotivatedmetowritethisletter.

Criteria

Correctgrammarmistakes
Formatcorrectly
Groupparagraphsbymemoriesandspecifictopics
Usebettermetaphors
Editthedialecttogetthemessageacrossinamorecompassionateway