WRIT 2 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 Genre Analysis and Rhetorical Situation
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Free write on kerry dirk "navigating genres": choose one example in. "navigating genres" that helped you understand genre (as dirk describes it). Summarize that example (such as the ransom note) and then explain how it helps you understand genre as a concept. The country song example shows that there are certain conventions employed in a genre that make it easy to identify its category. For instance country songs usually speak on the loss of a lover or a dog. It also touches on patriotism and the country lifestyle. The lyrics and their form have a catchy chorus that relate to all verses, even if they all talk about different subject matter. You know a country song by its lyrics mostly because of its subject matter. If you are familiar with more than one country song, you may be able to deduce the lyrics to more of a patriotic or country life type of feel.
