Analysis
Here are the elements which will help with your analysis of Kamala Harris’ Victory Speech.
The rhetorical situation is that the speaker is Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States. The audience consists of the people who attended the event in person, which was a limited number due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, and the Americans who watched the speech on TV.
The composition of the Victory Speech can be split into three parts which present three main topics of the speech: the importance of democracy, the progress which is being made towards gender equality, and the need to work in unity to improve America.
The style of language is formal and uses mainly short and middle-length sentences in order to deliver the message clearly and effectively.
The main rhetorical devices Harris uses in her speech are allusion, antithesis, and tricolons. These help deliver her message in an impactful manner.
The main forms of appeal in Harris’ Victory Speech are pathos and ethos. These help her achieve her intention of inspiring confidence in herself and Joe Biden as elected candidates and persuading the audience to work together to fix the United States.