Genre analysis: A tool used to create genre awareness and understand the conventions of new writing situations and contexts. This allows you to make effective communication choices and approach your audience and rhetorical situation appropriately
Understanding What is Meant by the Word "Genre". What do we mean by genre? This means a type of writing, i.e., an essay, a poem, a recipe, an email, a tweet. These are all different types (or categories) of writing, and each one has its own format, type of words, tone, and so on. Analyzing a type of writing (or genre) is considered ...