His goal is to express to the clergymen

With that being said, the genre of this passage is a speech

One of the greatest writers and motivational speakers of all time, Martin Luther King Jr

Who might the intended audience be? The intended audience is the class of 2008 graduates of Colorado College

genre of Collins’ address is a graduation speech because e starts off by saying, “President Celeste, Distinguished Faculty, Staff, Parents, Relatives, Friends and, most importantly, the 2008 graduating class of Colorado College”(Collins). Wait but what are its characteristics?

In his Commencement Address at Colorado College, Collins’ talks about the importance of gratitude saying,

Collins’

To name a few key topics I will be talking about in each of these works are their genres- the category of writing it falls in, audience- who are these authors talking/writing to, and the purpose the author had writing the passage in which I am about to tell you

you

Luther King Jr.

Works Cited:

Martin Luther, King Jr. “

l the audience

In the text “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” the writer, Gloria Anzaldua, analyses the differences between Mexican and American culture.

your audience

The genre of the writing is obviously a commencement address because he states that multiple times

Billy Collins made a commencement speech in 2001 at Choate Rosemary Hall

King’s intended audience is the clergy because he wrote this specifically to

confront the clergymen.

He wrote this lette

Martin Luther Kind Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response to criticism against him

Purpose is the goal of the writing; what are you trying to accomplish?

Purpose, what you want to achieve with this writing. It is important to include all these components in writing because it makes the writing process go along smoothe

The fact that the GENRE (kind of writing), PURPOSE (why do we write), and AUDIENCE (to whom we are writing; who will read what we have written) are always connected gives us a better understanding of how a person can write well. It is also important to understand that writing can be FICTIONAL or NON-FICTIONAL. What compels us to write (are we forced to do it because it is a school assignment or are we writing to satisfy our own ego in the hope that someone will read it and like it, thus fulfilling the constant human need of external approval, much like a kid riding a bike with no hands down the hill, en route to smashing his head in a tree, screaming “Look, mom!”) should also be taken into account before formulating the ultimate guide to successful writing. The theory of writing (or if you will, the theory of literature), is deeply connected with the science of literature. Since Universities became the most important centers of scientific investigation that a process began since the second half of the XIX Century in order to understand the nature and science of literary studies. In Germany there has been since the XIX Century the expression Literaturkritik, a word that refers to judging literary works and their worth. Literaturwissenschaft is the investigation and analysis of Universities using scientific methods and criteria. While one could go on for the length of approximately four weddings and a funeral, I will use a more direct approach thus saving time and three weddings.  Let us start with the formula for academic writing – e.g. an essay on the evolution of linguistics or a PhD Thesis on Clapton’s Chord Progression. It would be NON-FICTIONAL writing, compelled by the need of a good grade (or at least a good enough grade to succeed in the course). The writing MUST be formal. Any jokes and/or vocabulary that do not belong to that register (such as the everyday “heck”, “gosh”, or “ain’t”) would be as welcome as Stewed Beef being served at an Indian party back in New Delhi, or a severe case of presidential flatulence during the State of the Union Address - which, on that particular occasion, would be transmitted live worldwide. An example of this is Martin Luther King Junior’s letter. His writing is very formal and the choice of words is exemplary, like choosing ‘’seldom’’ instead of ‘’rarely’’(pg. 1), or ‘’moratorium’’ instead of ‘’postpone, delay, ban’’.  One uses those words when he wants to show that he can write, or when he wants to impress his future mother-in-law. Or maybe you just had lunch with the Queen.

engage her audience a

As for Gloria Anzaldua, she starts “in medias res”

His audience is not limited to the eight clergymen – it will reach, by extension, each and everyone who reads the open letter.

the genre is, in opposition to the previous case, a formal letter that pinpoints problems and tackles them.

Donovan

obviously, Speech based.

his audience is the class of 2016, family, college teachers

When a writer chooses a genre he does it because of his own preference writing style, that preference a

Imagine an automobile. Picture it. If you have driven one before, you will be surely imagining its inside by now. The cockpit not only provides you with a comfortable seat but also with the means of driving the said automobile. While there may be those who would feel satisfied by sim

you have

Sources: Collins, Billy. “Billy Collins Commencement Address.”Poet Laureate Billy Collins Gives Brilliand and Witty Commencement Address at Colorado College, 2008, 2013,http://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm.   Anzaldua, Gloria How to Tame a Wild Tongue. 1987, http://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf.   King, Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) Abridged.” Birmingham Jail, 16 Apr. 1963, Birmingham, Alabama.  

She discusses the several different types of languages she has picked up over the years and of a secret language “a language of rebellion”, called Pachuco. She was told at a very young age that her language was wrong. But at the end of the excerpt, it is clear that Anzaldua will remain proud and faithful to her language and “will no longer be made to feel ashamed of existing.” Gloria states that she is defined by her language and she feels right to speak Chicanos dialect. But the truth is that she is not accepted by the whites as well as the Hispanic people. Eventually, she realized that she cannot be ashamed of her language. 

each different types of audience

His speech was a spoken poem

king out to the class that was graduating in 2016 from Harvard Graduate School of Education

In Donovan Livingston, Spoken Word Commencement, Address at Harvard was very touching

King’s letter was very motivated and pow

he clergymen had written the first letter to Dr. King telling him not to go down to Birmingham because “people would get hurt.” (King Jr, 2020) He addressed this letter for the clergymen by using Biblical references.

His speech

is such an interesting letter.

the expectations of the genre and the purpose of your writing will help you find your audience

There are four genres that have different requirements and audiences.

genre as a type of writing that requires particular rhetorical moves

Writing in the Works

they all

you

You need to figure out who exactly you’re trying to reach out to, so they can read it, and you need to figure out how much you want your audience to actually know about you when writing. 

S, Pangambam. “Full Transcript: Donovan Livingston’s Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Speech.” The Singju Post, 12 June 2020, singjupost.com/full-transcript-donovan-livingstons-harvard-graduate-school-of-education-student-speech/. 

Anzaldua, Gloria. How to Tame a Wild Tongue. Gloria Anzaldua, 1987.

is a speech which parlays into spoken poetry,

The third example of literature is Donovan Livingston’s commencement address at Harvard Graduate School of Education

King’s purpose of this letter was to not only inform the readers, but to evoke emotion.

intended audience would be the clergyme

Since this is a letter

The second example of writing is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

audience

writing is a memoir c

A purpose, in literary terms, is your reason for writing and to decide what kind of message

your

Sources “Lift Off.” Harvard Graduate School of Education, www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/05/lift. Anzaldúa, Gloria. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. Aunt Lute Books, 2012 Print. “Audience.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audience.

The audience this is for is the unknown. The people that are oblivious to this and only have tunnel vision. This could also be just your everyday person that is going about their lives not knowing what is happening behind the scenes.

genre of this piece can be placed as a biography

to the clergymen about the concerns has with America or more specifically, eight white religious leaders. It w

he genre could be stated as a journal entry or just something for the American people to hear. T

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail really brings out the horror in America back in the time of segregation.

he audience he is focused and designed his speech on is about young kids at a graduating level

is to step to a college level on thinking and talking to these kids that are about to enter the world.

The genre plainly is a graduation speech.

This reaches out to the reader’s to explain the meaning of the work.

How to tame a wild tongue

The way King or Collins write can be an inspiration to many.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)[Abridged]” . 16 April 1963. http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf Collins, Billy “Commencement Address” (2008) http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf Anzaldua, Gloria “How to tame a wild tongue” (2019) https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf

I struggled to understand exactly what genre

ore of an informitve letter.

Capturing his audience with the highs and lows of a story of struggle and the strength to over come, was so eloquently spoken.

peech would be placed in a genre

In all three of these writing styles I come to believe they had completely different genres

o potery.

Livingston, Spoken

to writhe

Perpose is the fundamentle principle to writing.

Anzaldua’s purpose is to educate her readers

Collins’ purpose was to show students that their future should not be a concern that they need to focus

his goal was to inform his audience

Anzaldua’s audience would be all Chicanos

In the commencement address by Collins, his intended audience is newly graduated college students

his intended audience would be towards the clergymen,

ntends to write.

decided to write a book

As for Collins, he gave a commencement speech

King decided to write a letter w

The pieces that will be used to analyze for this assignment are Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Billy Collins’ commencement address, and Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” These pieces have vital purposes for their intended audience in a way that speaks to them directly and shows them they are not alone in their world.

Anzaldua, Gloria. How to Tame a Wild Tongue. 1987, www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/965/Anzaldua-Wild-Tongue.pdf. Collins, Billy. “Billy Collins Commencement Address.” Poet Laureate Billy Collins Gives Brilliant and Witty Commencement Address at Colorado College, 2008, 2013, www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm. King, Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) [Abridged].” Birmingham Jail, April 16th. 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/coretexts/_files/resources/texts/1963_MLK_Letter_Abridged.pdf

I always thought that analyzing was just summarizing but it’s so much more than that.

By addressing them in a calm manner, he is easing them into his argument with respect which makes them more likely to understand and engage. His tone shifts from calm to passionate and reflective when he is urging the audience to understand the reasoning behind his efforts and hoping to move them to action. Dr. King makes an appeal to his readers’ hearts and minds while alluding to the moral authority of the Christian tradition, t

genre by writing a letter

purpose was to educate, to inform, and to inspire

e is the graduating class

nspirational and poetic speech,

Livingston speech

Finally, the rhetorical situation in this speech is about what the graduates will do with this new perspective. Will they embrace every day like it’s their last? Will they appreciate everything life is offering? Or will they let life pass them by without even realizing? Billy Collins leaves this choice in the hands of the graduating class along with personal stories and knowledgeable insight into “the real world”. The problem addressed in this situation is the need to slow down enough to appreciate the beauty of life and remember your experiences rather than racing through and looking back to find that you have made no memories and have had no memorable experiences in your life. Billy Collins perfectly executed rhetorical situation in his speech. After hearing his speech, even though I was not the intended audience for his speech it changed my perception of my own life. I have come to realize that life is not about having a timeline. I have learned not to compare my life with others, and to go at my own pace. Even though I may feel behind in life because all of my friends have careers, are married, have families, and some have their very first home. Instead of comparing and wishing I had the same, I try and take it day by day, and focus on my goals while also experiencing the pleasures life has to offer. Traveling and making memories, making new connections, and spending what little time I may have left with my family is how I choose to slow down and not rush things. I have my whole life ahead of me, I do not need to get everything done at once.

purpose of his speech is to inspire

believe he drew upon his understanding of audience by understanding that these college graduates would not appreciate sitting through an hour long speech

is a speech

However, if you were told to deliver a commencement speech to a group of college graduates, it would be easier to write your speech knowing the age of the audience, their educational level, as well as the purpose of what you would be speaking about.

enre | Definition

hat being said, purpose can go hand in hand with the audience.             Purpose is defined according to dictionary.com as “the

you must

Audience

I will first begin with an introduction of the definitions to the key terms I will be discussing, starting with the audience

Genre, audience, purpose, and the rhetorical situation is the foundation

Although they are different in style, they are still composed of the same elements.

Sources:

Billy Collins commencement speech-https://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htmDonovan Livingston’s commencement speech-https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153893399331387Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail-http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf

She explained how, “at Pan American University, I and all Chicano students were required to take two speech classes. Their purpose: to get rid of our accents.”(Pg.34), w

o reach ended up being fellow Mexican Americans as well as non-Mexican Americans.

My Dear Fellow Clergymen”(Para.1

By showing his audience he also brought out his purpose for writin

He talked to the people and he made them understand

is inspiring and incisive.

The genre is a Commencement Address.

now knows his audience.

Billy Collins, Commencement

n writing, audience, genre, and purpose are clear components to a complete, clean, and well thought out piece of writing. I have chosen to analyze the Billy Collins, Commencement Address at Colorado College, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and Gloria Anzaldua, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. The author’s choice of audience, genre and purpose will drive my analysis of the three readings but, before getting into the analysis, I want to discuss purpose, genre, and audience.

I feel as though each other has a firm grasp on their genre, audience and purpose and they all have a complete, clean, and well thought out piece of writing.

The genre is a book

The audience is not specific to one group of people

he purpose of Martin Luther King’s letter was to stress the issues of injustice in Birmingham.

The audience is the Clergymen because he was writing back to them

The genre is a letter,

The genre, purpose, and the audience all work together to relay the message to the students in a way they will understand and remember through their lives.

s a speech

read a speech he wrote to the graduating class of 2008 at Colorado College.

illy Collin’s

purpose is the message the writing wants to get across.

 Genre, audience and purpose create a successful piece of writing.

The audience Donovan reaches is anyone that is listening, whether it’s the students, faculty, parents or people at home :   

Livingston then talks about his purpose which is that he hopes everyone will not be bound by chains of typical teaching.

he genre of spoken word

hen King draws in the audience of the clergymen,

Genre of the work is an informative and persuasive letter.

Her audience is anyone that’s has experienced discrimination, but more specifically Chicanos. “Los Chicanos,

And again the genre of a memoir or diary

purpose she is trying to get across to the audience is that people who speak a different language other than English is being robbed of it.

loria makes the audienc

Gloria tells

How to tame a wild tongue

Purpose is the main point or thought of the work t

your

Anzaldua, Gloria. How to Tame a Wild Tongue. , n.d.. Print. King, Martin L. Letter from Birmingham Jail. London: Penguin, 2018. Print. Livingston, Donovan/ M. W. F. R. W. Lift Off: From the Classroom to the Stars. Random House Inc, 2017. Print.

Gloria Anzaldua wrote “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the form of an essay

audience is his fellow educators,

more specifically spoken word poetry.

He continues to convey the need to act now, stating for too long they have been told to wait, because of this or that.  He is telling the Clergymen in Alabama that he will not wait for a time when it is convenient for the government, they have waited long enough

King’s intended audience at first

the letter later became a speech.

Some successful authors include Martin Luther King Jr. “

who you

format is pretty basic,

Anzaldúa, Gloria  “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” in Borderlands: The New Mestiza – La Frontera, (San Francisco: Aunt Lute Book Company, 1987)

method of delivery

audience were the educators

this letter

main purpose was to inform people

King is addressing the clergy men as this is his anticipated audience as they were who his letter was addressed too.

I found his speec

great job keeping his audience engaged

That being said I found his purpose and motives to be emphasis on the present day.

huge roll.

writing too

Genre being the term we use for categorization of works of writing; that can be separated by particular style, form, subject matter, etc.

Particularly the aspects genre, audience, and purpose.

Some of these aspects being more important than others.

King, Martin L. Letter from Birmingham Jail. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1994. Print

(n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0135-Billy-Collins-Gives-Brilliant-Witty-Commencement-Speech-Address-At-Colorado-College-2008.htm

I also feel like Anzaldua and Collins’ text have a very deep connection to their audience

The intended audience for this letter was the Birmingham clergymen who posted a letter where they complained about the actions of Dr. King.

In Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” the main focus is related to the segregation of the Afro-American population and very important points are mentioned such as the need of the peaceful provocation, the Church’s attitude towards social injustices, etc

he encourages the students

The genre of this address is both motivational and a comedic speech

established the purpose which is that people should not be ashamed of their native tongues

hat is part of understanding what genre this text is, and the way I look at it I believe it is sort of an emotional and reflective autobiography since she talks about the struggles in her life and she starts by showing how harsh things were but she starts becoming more hopeful as long as the time goes b

think she wanted to not just target literary scholars but also send a message to people who have experienced alienation, and also Spanish speakers along with non-Spanish speakers because there are a lot of them in America.

person’s motive for writing, essentially to explain, express or maybe even educate

if you have

style of literature.

This assignment has been very challenging and required me to use the knowledge I gained in high school with the Socratic Seminars and some short discussions we had in class. I organized my essay by authors because I thought it would be easier to mention everything about that specific piece in a whole paragraph. Is there anything specific that I should elaborate? Did I include everything required?

King, Martin L. Letter from the Birmingham Jail. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1994. Print. Anzaldua, Gloria. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.”Fifty Great Essays. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Collins, Billy. “Billy Collins’ Commencement Address at Choate-Rosemary Hall.”

good example of the genre Livingston uses. He utilized his poetry to create imagery for his audience

direct his speech more towards the educators and parents in the crowd.

expository writing

When your time

This also humanizes himself, better connecting Collins with the audience.

to inspire the class,

Billy’s audience

An example of his picture painting description is “When you take a cross country drive and find it necessary to sleep night after night in the uncomfortable corners or your automobile because no motel will accept you; when you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading “white” and “colored;” when your first name becomes “nigger” and your middle name becomes “boy” (however old you are)…” (King). In this quote you can see how King utilized audience, purpose and genre in his delivery. He could’ve easily said “When you go on a road trip and aren’t allowed in the motels; when you have to follow the “white” and “colored” signs; when you get called horrible names everyday.” Instead King knew the letter was directed towards white Clergymen needing to see through the eyes of an African American dealing with unjust prejudice. So King brought deep true to life details into his letter to describe how it feels in or