Rhetorical terms have always been seen through writing. However, people do not always know how to use them or make themselves understood from the point at which they are talking. Before entering the university he did not pay attention to the importance of recognizing rhetorical terms. It was always difficult for me to clearly understand what I was reading. During high school, I was only concerned with identifying just one rhetorical term and writing an essay about it. However, now in college everything is more intense. The rhetorical terms in college and high school are the same. The only difference between them is that they are more detailed in college. During the weeks that I have been in the class, the rhetorical terms have changed the way I understand each article or book that I read. In each article, it is important to recognize what each term means in the text. For example, audience, author, tone, purpose, gender, and language are what make what is read understandable. The audience is for whom the message or information in the text is directed. The author is the person who writes the text/book. For example, if the author of a newspaper writes an article about news, the audience would probably be the people who read the newspaper every day. The tone is the way the author is addressing the audience. The author can use strong, happy, informal, or sad words to keep the audience engaged as they read. The purpose is the message that the author wants to persuade. The genre is the type of article that is read. For example, a Magazine editorial or editorial opinion. Today, to feel that I am writing a good text, I have to identify if I have each of the terms in my text. I like to recognize the audience so that I have different ways of keeping the reader entertained in my text. For example, if it is something informal I make some jokes or try to connect it with me. Finally, because I now have a broader understanding of rhetorical terms, my writing has improved.

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