This piece, published by BBC News, a widely-read news source based in Britain, recapped the awards given at the Oscars earlier in February (exigence). It was purely informative, and was almost presented in a listing format, indicating that the audience of the piece was those interested in the Oscars and who missed the original showing (audience). However, little descriptions were given about each of the actors or actresses, or about the movies or directors that were being awarded so readers could have a sense of what the awards were commending rather than just a list of names and titles (rhetorical device). These descriptions also served one of author’s purposes of enticing readers to watch the movies that were given the awards (purpose). This purpose was not achieved in my opinion because as a reader I do not feel the need to watch any of these movies because I read this article. At the bottom of the article there are many other videos and articles about the Oscars; this encourages readers to peruse the news-site more which is probably another interest driving BBC to post a recap of the Oscars (purpose). This purpose was also not achieved for me because I was not interested in watching any of these other clips. Pictures were inserted in the text, which was informative but written with varying syntax and diction (rhetorical devices); both of these rhetorical devices kept readers interested in the happenings and helped distinguish each award from the other.
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