My Rhetorical Analysis Of My Writing

This semester my writing saw both the best of times, and the worst of times. My worst piece of writing is most definitely the first FRQ essay, which was a rhetorical analysis of one of the Onion’s articles. I have never held the most strength in rhetorical analysis. In years past when I would analyze the diction or syntax of an essay, I would experience immense difficulty. It was no different when it came to the first FRQ. I floundered, like a fish out of water, desperately searching for sentences I could analyze, words that I could pick apart. For me, the trouble with rhetorical analysis is that it is so focused on the small details. When I read anything, whether it be a book or an essay, I read the work as a whole. I never pay that much attention to the author’s word choice or the lengths of their sentences. To have to write about a subject that I don’t know much about, or pay much attention to, is always a struggle.
I enjoy the opportunity to write a paper where time is not necessarily an issue. I enjoy languidly choosing my words and slowly building up an argument. The time that we were allotted for the paper allowed me to do those things, and I relished in it. What made my paper so successful is likely the subject material that is held. I loved being able to write about my childhood hero, Harry Potter, in an academic environment. I truly enjoyed what I was writing about, and I think that that was shown in my paper. When I love what I am writing about, as I am sure is true for most writers, the writing process moves more fluidly and much more