Author: Paige Frye

Rhetorical Analysis

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Today, I will be walking you through a literary analysis of Tin House.  Tin House is a literary magazine that produces books, workshops, podcasts and even merchandise.  Within the past year, Tin House made the transition from a print magazine to digital-only.  The poems written on the website are by everyday people, for everyday people, about everyday things.  These poems are meant to be relatable, while some also add a sense of humor into them.  Analyzing the websites modes and affordances, a rhetorical analysis can be performed on the Tin House.

 

VISUAL:  HOME

The visual mode of the magazin is simple, yet appealing.  The background color of the pages is white with black font.  Hyperlinks throughout the site like filters, dates, email addresses, and more are typed in red font to draw the attention of the audience. The use of photographs and pictures are vibrant and add a good amount of color to a white and black page.

 

SPATICAL: HOME

The physical arrangement of Tin House remains consistent throughout the website.  At the top of each page there is a navigation bar that allows viewers to filter through different tabs, a search bar, the tin house logo, a shopping cart and a hyperlink that shows the books and more that one can purchase.

 

LINGUISTIC: LAZY LOVE SONG

Using the linguistic mode, every poem and book on this website is written so that everyone can understand and enjoy them.  The website uses a 13.5-point serif font for the body of written pieces and a 27 point font for article titles.

 

AURAL: PODCAST

The only use of aural mode on the website in on the Podcasts page where viewers can listen to Between the Covers by episode.  The podcast contains in-depth conversations on different books and poetry and is regarded as one of the most notable podcasts for writers and readers


GESTURAL: RESOURCES/SUBMISSION

Tin House is an interactive experience for readers, writers, and literary enthusiasts.  Under each poem/book/podcast one has the ability to share the link with others on different social medias.  There is also a hyperlink for submissions which is currently closed.

 

CONCLUSION: HOME

Overall, the literary magazine, Tin House, is a great example of using mode and affordances within a website.  The simple, easy to use website creates a great experience for everyone to enjoy the poetry written on this site.

 

 

“Between the Covers Podcast”. Tin House, https://tinhouse.com/podcasts/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020

 

“Lazy Love Song”. Tin House, https://tinhouse.com/lazy-love-song/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020.

 

“Resources.” Tin House, https://tinhouse.com/internships/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020.

 

Smith, Patricia, et al. Tin House, 5 Feb. 2020, tinhouse.com/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020.

 

“Tin House Residencies Submissions”. Tin House, https://tinhouseonline.submittable.com/submit. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020.

 

Visual Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction:

The Villager is a student-ran, online newspaper at Stevenson University.  The weekly publication consists of news, sports, and other happenings around the university.  Staff consists of students enrolled in journalism as well as other members within the Stevenson community.  Although the publication reports well-written articles, it lacks showing the negative sides of the university.

Linguistic:

Articles within the villager are written and edited by students who understand the style of newspaper writing (AP), due to their journalism class as well as previous English classes.  The word choice within these articles is simple enough for the average person to comprehend.

Visual:

The layout of the site is straightforward and simple.  There is a white background with black text as well as a green logo.  The front page holds images with scrolling content with the titles paced int the middle of them.  Font remains consistent throughout the entire site including body, titles, and links.

Aural:

There is no use of music or other audio when opening the page.  Videos that consist of interviews and sports clips are the only use of the aural mode.  There are not many of these videos and can take a long time to find.

Spatial:

The physical arrangement of The Villager is quite appealing.  The top of the page hosts tabs that can be selected to sort information within that category.  There is also a search bar which allows information to be found efficiently.  On the article pages there is a good use of white space and includes a side column that the ten most recent posts can be found.

Gestural:

The Villager is does not convey an interactive experience.  There is no place where readers can comment and connect to other readers and the writers.

Conclusion:

The student-ran online newspaper provides readers an opportunity to find out about events and happenings around the Stevenson community.  However, the publication lacks showing all sides of the university, while just focusing on the positives.

College Life Meme

People go to the library only to sit on their phone.
“24 Funny Memes College – Left2Say | Crazy Funny Memes, Funny Spongebob Memes, Funny Relatable Memes.” Pinterest, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/584905070337296399/. Accessed 28 Jan. 2020.

I chose this meme because it accurately represents myself.  Whenever I try and be productive, I always find myself sitting on my phone instead of doing my work.  I have been exactly like this meme, sitting down trying to get things done, as organized as possible, but still being on my phone the entire time.  Procrastinating can be a really issue for me because I definitely like to get things done as early as possible.  I would rather do work when I know that I have plenty of time to ask any questions than do it at the last minute.  I know that this is also the case for a lot of my friends as well.  We will try to work on homework together but end up spending most of the time on our phones or talking than actually getting any work done.