English Lang · FRQ Trainer

Rhetorical Analysis: In a commencement address, an author argues that failure taught her more than success, urging graduates to embrace risk. The passage uses personal anecdote, an extended metaphor comparing failure to bedrock, a shift from self-deprecating humor to earnest exhortation, and direct address. Analyze the rhetorical choices the author makes to convey her message about the value of failure.