In chapter one of The Bedford
Book of Genres, the purpose of genres was discussed. Besides organizing music, writings,
or art into categories, genres help portray an author’s or artist’s purpose to
his audience.I understand that pieces could fit into multiple genres; however, I
think pieces can be impacted by its genre because certain audiences have a bias
of what genres they prefer to read and not read. When composing, the main
purposes are to tell a story, to inform, or to persuade. The importance of
focusing on who you’re writing for, the audience; how you write, rhetorical
appeals; and how your present your compositions, modes and media, were also
discussed. When considering who you are writing for, it is important that one’s
rhetorical appeals, ethos. pathos, and logos, along with style is appropriate for
their audience. Rhetorical appeals allow a composer to convey their
credibility, relate to the audience on a personal level, and intertwine logic
and facts into their pieces. Which mode a composer chooses is crucial because
he needs to select the right mode or combination of modes in order to reach the
right audience. Finishing the chapter, I realized that the design and mode are
extremely important in attracting readers and the genre and style are important
in keeping a reader interested in one’s work and the work’s purpose.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
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