Recalling the functions of rhetoric, discuss how rhetoric functions in the narrative. Here are some questions you may want to consider in your analysis:

Did the creator (i.e. author) of the narrative have an intent other than to entertain?Did the choice of narrative “type” (i.e. a poem vs. a movie) play a role in the function of rhetoric in the narrative?Is the narrative used to “bring together individuals separated from one another by alienation and competition” ?Does Burke’s concept of identification play a role?Is there extensive use of symbolism in the narrative?Can the narrative be analyzed in terms of Burke’s dramatistic pentad?Is there form (i.e. syllogistic, qualitative, conventional) in the narrative?How did the situation (per Bitzer) play a role in the rhetoric of the narrative? Consider exigence, audience, contstraints, response.What role does language (per Bakhtin) play in the rhetoric of the narrative?Is the creator’s (i.e. author’s) voice (per Bakhtin and Booth) evident in the narrative?What role do images (“The Rhetoric of Display”) have in the rhetoric of the narrative?