Rhetorical Analysis Of Let's Build A Snowman

Let's Build A Snowman- Visual Rhetorical Analysis “63% of students in the US engage in online learning activities daily” states Devlin Peck, founder of DevlinPeck.com. The amount of students engaging in online learning activities exemplifies how much remote learning has developed. In remote learning, computers are used to do all the tasks assigned by the educators. Bill Bramhill, editorial cartoonist for the New York Daily News, creates “After remote learning, let’s build a snowman” to touch on online learning effects. Bramhill utilizes analogy, exaggeration, and irony effectively giving his audience the true meaning behind his image of how remote learning has affected schools. Bill Bramhill, cartoonist for the New York Daily News, displays schools after remote …show more content…

Bramhills’ cartoon illustrates primarily emotional appeal (pathos) as students are illustrated in a room that resembles a classroom to give the audience a feeling of relatability or nostalgia. The overall message suggested by the cartoon is effective as it makes the audience consider just how much online learning has changed the education styles in classrooms. In the image, a snowy background appears through the window behind the teacher. The teacher says, “AFTER REMOTE LEARNING, LET'S BUILD A SNOWMAN,” where the task is to ironically build a snowman on the exaggerated electronics in front of the students instead of outside in the snow. The creator uses symbolism by using a large computer screen with the buildable snowman to symbolize online learning. He also uses a room to symbolize a classroom with the young person being a student. The text talks about building a snowman after remote learning and it provides why they are building a snowman on the computer instead of outside. Using exaggeration through a large computer screen compared to the size of the students is to show how remote learning is getting bigger and