Princess Diana Rhetorical Analysis or Reports
Zoe’ Strawn
Mrs. Leopard
AP Lang and Comp
Rhetorical Analysis of Four Articles Upon Princess Diana’s Death Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in Paris, France in 1997. She was divorced from England’s Prince Charles and a mother to Princes William and Harry. In her life, she was known for her philanthropy and her marriage with the Prince. The accident was known around the world and many newspapers and news programs wrote articles about the late Princess’s death. The Queen of England and Princess Diana’s brother Lord Spencer spoke about the Princess in a televised speech and her eulogy at the funeral service. The first article reporting of the Princess’s death was from the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) on August 31, 1997, the morning of the crash. This article tells the basic information known at the time of Princess Diana’s death. The subject is the death of the Princess of Wales, the audience is the people who want to be informed of news in Britain, and the speaker is the British Broadcasting Company. The purpose of this article is to inform the public of the death of a well-known, well-liked person. This article is rhetorically effective because of the simplicity of how the speaker wrote the news report. This report also elicits pathos because of the last line in the report that says “Hundreds of mourners have gathered…, and many have laid flowers at the gates.” Ethos was shown in the sentence “Prince Charles broke the news of their mother’s death to Prince William and Harry at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where the royal family has been spending the summer.” Logos is not established because the exact author of the report is unknown at this time; therefore, character cannot be established. This article was written in stuffy style. An example of the stuffy style is “The accident happened after the princess left the Ritz Hotel… Mohammed Al Fayed.” This article was rhetorically effective for the intended audience. On September 5, 1997,
Mrs. Leopard
AP Lang and Comp
Rhetorical Analysis of Four Articles Upon Princess Diana’s Death Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in Paris, France in 1997. She was divorced from England’s Prince Charles and a mother to Princes William and Harry. In her life, she was known for her philanthropy and her marriage with the Prince. The accident was known around the world and many newspapers and news programs wrote articles about the late Princess’s death. The Queen of England and Princess Diana’s brother Lord Spencer spoke about the Princess in a televised speech and her eulogy at the funeral service. The first article reporting of the Princess’s death was from the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) on August 31, 1997, the morning of the crash. This article tells the basic information known at the time of Princess Diana’s death. The subject is the death of the Princess of Wales, the audience is the people who want to be informed of news in Britain, and the speaker is the British Broadcasting Company. The purpose of this article is to inform the public of the death of a well-known, well-liked person. This article is rhetorically effective because of the simplicity of how the speaker wrote the news report. This report also elicits pathos because of the last line in the report that says “Hundreds of mourners have gathered…, and many have laid flowers at the gates.” Ethos was shown in the sentence “Prince Charles broke the news of their mother’s death to Prince William and Harry at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where the royal family has been spending the summer.” Logos is not established because the exact author of the report is unknown at this time; therefore, character cannot be established. This article was written in stuffy style. An example of the stuffy style is “The accident happened after the princess left the Ritz Hotel… Mohammed Al Fayed.” This article was rhetorically effective for the intended audience. On September 5, 1997,